Rennie Norquist is a recent law school graduate. She is employed at Dillard, Dobbs, Dooley and Duncan, a 200 lawyer firm. Rennie is well paid at $98,000 per year. However, she thinks she should be paid overtime for all the hours she works because all she does is do research the law and write legal memoranda.

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Professional workers, such as lawyers, are generally exempt from overtime regulations under the FLSA. The fact that Rennie is well-paid and only performs research and writing tasks does not change her exemption status.

Rennie Norquist Is a Recent Law School Graduate