General Employer expects off the clock work

[Vae Victis]

My wife is an hourly employee and is currently being told she has to work off the clock after working her required 40hrs.
I'm pretty sure this illegal but im looking for any input or advice from people who have been through similar situations.

 

[Wild]

if she is hourly, she can (and should) tell them she expects to be compensated for time worked, or they can pound sand.

 

[Vae Victis]

if she is hourly, she can (and should) tell them she expects to be compensated for time worked, or they can pound sand.

I told her to document everything. Only speak to the manager and boss through txt so its documented.
Idk if the boss knows for sure this is going on. The manager is telling her this and it could be the manager trying to push their responsibilities off onto hourly employees.

 

[sparkuri]

She should be at home in the kitchen anyway, making sandwiches.

 

[Vae Victis]

She should be at home in the kitchen anyway, making sandwiches.

Thats what I told her!

 

[Kingtony87]

For sure illegal. If you guys aren’t dependent on the income tell her to tell them to pound sand! If not start looking for a better gig.

 

[Jesus X]

You should contact what ever state bureau of labor your state has. I had to contact mine over them half assing my break times and being late with checks. It gives you that extra paper work if you have to sue and leaves some paperwork evidence. if they have to investigate. My job was class action sued over similar shennanigans my check was way smaller because I didn't file the suit.

 

[Vae Victis]

You should contact what ever state bureau of labor your state has. I had to contact mine over them half assing my break times and being late with checks. It gives you that extra paper work if you have to sue and leaves some paperwork evidence. if they have to investigate. My job was class action sued over similar shennanigans my check was way smaller because I didn't file the suit.

Thank you, I will let my wife know.

 

[delightone]

America the land of endless opportunities (to get fucked over).

 

[Hauler]

If she isn't exempt (salary), she should be getting 1.5x her base pay for any hours worked over 40 hours. It's the law.

I'd get some more details from her. Like is her manager telling her she should have got the work done in the 40 hours and letting her do it on her own time is a way of avoiding corrective action? It's still illegal and not how that should be handled, but it gets into a little bit of a gray area.

If her boss is just trying to squeeze extra hours out of her with no intention of paying her...yeah, that's bullshit. Document everything. Depending on the size of the company, HR is probably who she should contact. If there isn't an HR and management continues the practice, I'd report it to the DOL.

How to File a Complaint

www.dol.gov

 

[Wild]

Tell her to give em one of these @Vae Victis


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[Robbie Hart]

It is illegal, me ole boy
Make it public on social media or threaten to do so
Companies shit themselves when people threaten to go to social media

 

[lamarclark09]

Yes, It's completely illegal. Your wife should have to talk abut it with the organization.