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You’re now a ‘manager.’ Forget about overtime pay.

**EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before MONDAY 03:01 A.M. ET MARCH. 6, 2023. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** Tiffany Palliser, who estimates that she worked at least 50 hours a week on average at Panera Bread, but never received overtime pay, at a park in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. on Feb. 23, 2023. New evidence shows that many employers are mislabeling rank-and-file workers as managers to avoid paying them overtime. (Scott McIntyre/The New York Times)

Some companies are using a labor law loophole to avoid paying overtime to workers with "manager" in their title.

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