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4 Reasons Cos. Can Ask Exempt Employees To Work For 'Free'

Law360, New York ( October 15, 2015, 10:25 AM EDT) -- The leaked Urban Outfitters Inc. memo asking salaried employees to volunteer one or more weekend shifts at an Urban Outfitters fulfillment center to pick, pack and ship merchandise is really no story at all, despite Internet shaming and sensational claims that Urban Outfitters is making management employees work for "free." The request of Urban Outfitters is not unusual; it is just unusual that the request was leaked to the media. Employers regularly require exempt employees to go over and above a 40-hour work week without additional pay and this approach is appropriate under wage-hour laws....

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