Lucy Is a Nurse at Mountaineer Assisted Living

Multiple Choice

Lucy is a nurse at Mountaineer Assisted Living.She works three 12-hour days in a row and receives 40 hours pay for 36 hours of work.Lucy also receives 12 hours of time and a half overtime pay per week for the four hours over 8 she works on each of her three workdays.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A) Medical workers are not covered by the FLSA. They are covered by a separate law.
B) This is an allowable arrangement under the FLSA.
C) The FLSA requires hospitals to use a 14-day period for calculating overtime so Lucy is not entitled to overtime pay for the number of hours over 8 she works in a day.
D) Lucy could receive 12 hours of compensating time off instead of the overtime pay if she requested it.