I have 2 questions.

I was out with my sick daughter on a Friday then I was sick on Monday. I have doctors excuses for both. I received a phone call while I was out Monday stating there was no longer a need for my position. I then called my doctors office back to ensure I had a doctors excuse and they told me they thought it was against the law to fire someone while they are out sick or with a sick child. Is this true or not?

I have worked over 40 hours a week almost every week for over 6 months. I have never been paid overtime. In fact when it was weekend hours worked my pay was reduced by several dollars an hour. When I asked about it I was told there was nothing I could do to change the way we are paid. Is this legal? Are there any loop holes for a certain # of employees? My duties were basic office & marketing duties. Everything I worked on had to have final approval. I was never given authority to make decisions.

Except under FMLA there is no job protection for being out sick yourself or being out sick with your daughter. Also, except under FMLA, a doctor's note holds no weight. The termination was legal.

Exempt employees get no add'l. pay over their regular weekly salary no matter how many hrs. they work. If you were non-exempt, you should have been paid overtime for all hrs. worked over 40 in a week assuming the FLSA applied.

Here is a link re exemptions from overtime:
http://www.dol.gov/esa/regs/complian...a_overview.pdf

Here is a link re the FLSA:
http://www.dol.gov/esa/regs/compliance/whd/whdfs14.pdf

If you believe you should have been paid OT for working over 40 hrs. per week, put in a claim with your state's DOL or file a lawsuit against your employer.