I searched everywhere online about north carolina state law, I'm trying to determine if it's legal to tell an employee to work 44 hours a week, (The catch is, no overtime is paid, they just say 44hr is your salary rate) the reason I ask is because a friend of mine who has a BA in criminal justic, was telling me that in the state of NC, you cannot work past 40 hours and not get any overtime for it. I just wanted verification , since I'm required to work 44hours a week.