“I have personally experienced retail chains abusing salaried “managers” by expecting them to put in 60-70 hours per week.”
That’s the difference between hourly and salaried employees.
I personally don’t see why anyone would take a salaried position, you’re just asking to be overworked.
You take a salaried position thinking it will actually be management, which is legitimately exempt.
Companies then redefine it as a catch-all for all of the other payroll they are choosing not to spend.
THAT is the crux of the issue.
Eventually I caught on and went into a business where this was not abused.
I will say, Obama has likely just bought the votes of nearly every Assistant Manager in the retail and restaurant businesses.