So, if you are a MTM or an OAPM (literally the two worst jobs in stores at Macy's), then you are supposedly an executive employee and such exempt from over time for hours worked in excess of 40 each week. For MTM's, we usually work anywhere from 50 to 60 hours a week. For OAPM's, you have to include all work done at both home and in the store, we also average 50 to 60 hours a week.
While these jobs have "manager, in their titles " most duties don't meet the FLSA's requirements for an executive employee, which will entitled people who sign up for the class action suit to overtime pay and back overtime owed by the company. If you are a MTM or OAPM, ask yourself the following questions:
Does your job mostly consist of managing the company or a department or do you spend the majority of your time doing physical labor? MTM's spend the majority of their time working truck and not supervising others.
Do you supervise at least two full-time employees? Many OAPM's don't meet this requirement and technically are on call 24 hours day and most put in 50 to 60 hours a week trying to do what used to be the job of two supposed executives. Doing alarm testing, working in fulfillment, working in AP rooms, helping to unload trucks, placing goods on the sales floor, cabling merchandise, doing audits, working reverse logistics, and all of the other physical work is not supposed to be the majority of what you do each day.
If you have answered "no" to just one of these questions, your employer is supposed to pay you overtime for hours worked in excess of 40 each week. As the company continues to trim hours, cut jobs, and push everyone to do more with less, the expectation for these mid level "managers" to work crazy hours and do all of the physical work by store managers is becoming more and more frequent in our stores.
The original poster, @YZaLVAa-5mtb gave a truthful observation of the reality of the work at these positions. Felt this post deserves a thread of its own.