I work and live in Michigan. For the last 6 years I have worked for a rep agency. We are paid by factories to maintain and represent their product in a retail stores chain in instead of hiring their own employees. I always been a salaried employee. Last year I was promoted to district manager and have 8 reps under me. They are hourly. As a rep and supervisor I have consistantly worked over 40 hrs/week. My reps work 42.5 less 1/2/day for lunch. Today I received a letter from the MI DOL and am being asked (volinterily) to fill this out and return it describing my job description, hours I have regularly worked for the last 2 years, and how I am compensated. I do not want to throw my employer under the bus as I nor my reps are unhappy or being asked to work without being paid. But if I or my reps are at risk of violating a law or are entitled to something we are not recieving, I would like to be aware before I open the can of worms. I am not aware of my company doing anything wrong or violating any law. Maybe this is vauge and I can answer questions more specific. What do you think this letter may pertain to?

Someone has probably filed a claim for unpaid overtime, claiming that they were misclassified as an exempt employee and now the DOL is conducting an audit. Answer truthfully. If your employer is in violation, that's the way the cookie crumbles!