@Stinley According to a Wikipedia article.(shopping)
The day’s name originated in Philadelphia, where it originally was used to describe the heavy and disruptive pedestrian and vehicle traffic which would occur on the day after Thanksgiving.[4] Use of the term started before 1966 and began to see broader use outside Philadelphia around 1975. Later an alternative explanation began to be offered: that “Black Friday” indicates the point at which retailers begin to turn a profit, or are “in the black”.[5] Interesting…I didn’t know this.
@john65pennington Overtime depends upon the state. Yes, here in Tennessee, it is paid if a non-exempt (hourly paid) employee works over 40 hours a week. In California, it is paid for anything over eight hours in a day. In all cases, I believe, exempt (management level) employees can work 24 hours a day, seven days a week and don’t earn overtime pay.
@rooeytoo Work hours are mandated by the state, not federal government. I could be wrong on this, but the general rule is anything under X hours a week (24 maybe?) is considered part-time. In this case, they do not qualify for benefits, like health insurance, bonus, etc. It’s a general rule, and it varies by company. As long as the company offers the minimum required by state (or federal if it supercedes), then it is legal.
@jca The only reason an employee would earn overtime pay is if they worked more than the state mandated laws if they were a non-exempt employee. Creative scheduling and hiring part time help is often the solution to avoiding the high expense of overtime pay.