Question about overtime laws.

[gibbsisgod]

I am not having much luck with the states office for labor. I cant get anyone to call me back so I thought I would ask this to the Warpath.

My mother-inlaw gets paid on a two week basis. If she works any overtime the first week her boss makes her take a day off the second week to make it look like she worked a total of 80 hours and then she doesn't hae to pay overtime.

My question is, Is this even legal? I thought the work week was 40 hours not 80. I know its based on a two week period but this seems like a shady way to get out of paying overtime to their employees.