It is illegal to work "Off-the-Clock" -- Get Paid for All of Your Hours Worked
The law requires employees be paid for all time spent doing something for their employer. Employees should be paid for tasks required at the beginning and end of their shifts and for work performed their lunch breaks. Getting paid for all of your back wages and overtime is important for you and your family.
Pre-Shift Tasks & Clean-up -- Get paid for it!
In many jobs, employees have certain tasks that must be performed before they can begin or finish their job. Examples include donning and doffing safety equipment, waiting at a computer to log in or out, cleaning up at the end of a shift or similar tasks.
Some employers try to avoid paying wages for this time, claiming that it is “off the clock.” The law says otherwise. All job related activities that benefit the employer and are associated with the job should be part of the employee’s paid time. The employer is required to pay the employee for any activity that is considered part of the job. This may include overtime and back wages that are due to you now.
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Attending Meetings -- Get paid for it!
Other examples of work that employees must be paid to do includes attending safety meetings, going to training classes, and showing up for drug tests and physicals. These tasks also are part of the employee’s job. The employer requires that they be done. The law says that the employer must pay for this time. Call us today and get the information you need to get your back wages.
Work during Lunch Break -- Get paid for it!
Employees often are denied pay work performed during their lunch break. If an employee spends part of the lunch break donning and doffing safety equipment, the employer must pay for this time. If the employee’s lunchtime is interrupted with a phone call or a supervisor who requires the employee perform some tasks, that time also has to be paid. Also, employees who eat at their desks while continuing to perform job-related work should be paid for that time.
Sometimes employers have a misunderstanding of the requirements of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Other times, unfortunately, employers are trying to profit by underpaying their staff. In either case, employees who are owed back pay should assert their right to be paid for all of the time they worked – they earned it.
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