For a non-exempt employee covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act working 60 hours a week for a flat rate of $400, what should their gross pay be for that workweek?

To calculate the gross pay for a non-exempt employee covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) who works overtime hours, it's important to know how overtime is compensated. Non-exempt employees are entitled to receive overtime pay at a rate of one and a half times their regular hourly rate for any hours worked over 40 hours in a week.

In this scenario, the employee works a total of 60 hours a week. First, we need to determine the hourly rate. The flat rate of $400 for the week needs to be divided by the total hours worked to find this:

1. Total hours worked = 60 hours

2. Weekly flat rate = $400

3. Regular hourly rate = $400 / 60 hours = $6.67 (approximately)

Next, we note that the employee worked 20 hours over the standard 40-hour workweek. For these overtime hours, the employee is entitled to one and a half times the regular rate:

1. Overtime hourly rate = $6.67 x 1.5 = $10.00 (approximately)

2. Total pay for the first 40 hours = 40 hours x $6.67 = $266.80 (approximately)

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