Hi to all, I have been working at a hotel as a front desk agent for about 3 years now. I was hired as full time and i have always worked my 40 hours, anyway this new manager who has been here for 2 months now is terrible, he cut down my hours to only 1-2 days per week, because he said that there can only be one person at the desk in the mornings, anyway he only puts me on sat and sun am. and how am i supposed to take my 1/2 break that is required here in mass. I have to hurry up to go to the bathroom and eat really fast in the back and I cant even sit for 5 min. We had a meeting 2 days ago and I told him isn't it requiered by law for you to give us a 1/2 hours break if we work 8 hours shift?? he said in a really rude way " This does not apply for the hotel industry. So I told him him that I would call the workers rights, and he said " Well call them then. and tell them to call me! He is very mean and being very unfair to some people wich includes me? what shoul I do?
2007-01-21 02:36:17 · 8 answers · asked by ♥*´`*•. mommy♥*´`*•. 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Your states Department of Labor or the U. S. Department of Labor may help but ! There are a lot of industries which the Labor laws do not cover -- Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant etc. If you read a law somewhere you need to contact the DOL for your state to see if it applies to your industry. Sometimes the State DOL will say that if a state law does not exist then the more restrictive Federal Law applies. see USDOL.GOV
2007-01-21 02:48:43 · answer #1 · answered by pilot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Michigan, employers are required to put up a poster (it's always been in the break room of anyplace I've worked) advising workers of federal & state rights. If you can find that poster, I bet there's a number or website on there you could check out.
2007-01-21 02:55:20 · answer #2 · answered by lee_anne301 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your state Division of Labor has customer service people who can answer just about any question regarding the workplace for free. It's completely anonymous. You could also ask to speak to someone at your local Workforce Development office and someone there should be able to help also.
2007-01-21 02:41:07 · answer #3 · answered by Big Bear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can contact a labor lawyer or your state's division of labor.
My best advice to you and your co-workers is to join a labor union. That way these problems will stop and you will have an outlet to deal with them all.
Teamsters are the best!
2007-01-21 02:45:58 · answer #4 · answered by noodles 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you work for a Large Chain you could go to the Franchise people to see if there can be something done or go over his head to the owner or the next person over him.
2007-01-21 04:13:53 · answer #5 · answered by Scott 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call your state's Department of Labor.
2007-01-21 02:45:42 · answer #6 · answered by lj1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try the link below.
2007-01-21 03:08:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
contact the American civil liberties union[a,c,l,u.]
2007-01-21 02:43:20 · answer #8 · answered by slipstream 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋