I work for a guy who's wife adds up the hours we clock in for. I can clock in from 10:47 a.m. until 2:13 p.m. and she figures my hours as being from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m., so I lose 26 minutes of pay. Which their time clock isn't even on right time. I can go to work and clock in at 10:41 on my cell phone, 10:41 according to the clock at work, and the time clock will say it's 11:46. I also write down the exact time I clock in and out every day. Last year I lost about 60 hours, I've lost more than 5 already this year. She keeps claiming that it is legal for her to round to the quarter hour she choses and has called me a liar and told me I have no clue what I am talking about. I got so mad about it that I actually got in a screaming match with her and walked out and quit for about six months. But I went back because I've known him for years and other than the fact that I get screwed on hours I love my job. I just want a way to prove I'm right so I get paid right.
2007-01-19
01:34:16
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jenn
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Politics & Government
➔ Law & Ethics
I never agreed to their method of timekeeping, nor have I ever signed anything saying that I agree to it. I have been complaining about it ever since I started there telling them constantly that it's illegal. But she's from a different country and has no sense of the laws here. I don't want to just quit because I get paid alot more there than I would anywhere else. The owner is like family to me, so I don't want to drag the DOL into it. I just want to have the legal proof to show him she's doing it wrong so he'll tell her to give it a rest and start paying us right. Right now he's sort of stuck between having to live with her (and his stupid accountant telling him that's how every business pays their employees) and me telling him she's wrong.
2007-01-19
12:18:05 ·
update #1