Critical THinking ApPlication $10-$D$*$

Is Caf$$ Espresso in compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act $($FLSA$)?$

The following letter was addressed to the Human Resources Department by Ms$.$ Donna Hayes, a manager of Caf$$ Espresso.

Dear HR specialist:

I work as a "Store Manager" at Store #$25.$ I am a college graduate with a degree in Hospitality Management from the University of Central Florida. It is my understanding that this position is classified as "exempt" and that this classification applies to all store managers who work at Caf$$ Espresso.

Although I did not know this at the time I was hired, my primary duties at Caf$$ Espresso have been performing the same job duties as the baristas who report to me$.$ Most of my time is spent servicing customers in some manner or maintaining the cleanliness of the store. I had conversations with two other store managers for Espresso who told me they had similar job duties. My weekly salary is $$755\mathrm{.}00,$ and according to my log$,$ I've been averaging sixty $(60)$ hours of work per week for almost two years now. I do spend part of my work week directing my baristas who work at the store. I also conduct job interviews of applicants, conduct performance appraisals and make recommendations to the District Manager regarding the hiring, firing and rewarding my baristas. However, given that most of my work week is spent doing essentially the