It has been hypothesized that our employer (a BIG company) has been reducing the size of our hourly pachecks when he/she submits them to the corporate office to generate our paychecks. Many of us have been carefully watching our timecards (and making copies), only to find that our paychecks are SIGNIFICANTLY smaller than they should be. If you work 89 hours (in a two week period), we receive 82. Some people have worked 95 hours in a pay period and received 77 hours. We have copies of the timecards to prove it. We are considering hiring a Labor Attorney. What do you people recommend?
(p.s.: We are all absolutely sure that our timecards are being 'fudged.' We have calculated hours down to the minute and also removed the appropriate 'lunch hour' from each work day).
2007-04-01 03:32:22 · 8 answers · asked by David S 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
your local department of labor or the national labor relation board. Your local Irs agent may be interested as well
2007-04-01 03:36:03 · answer #1 · answered by 51 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
This is a very serious problem. Wage - hour violations are enforced by state agencies in every state. Check with your Department of Labor. Moreover, if you have a lot of this going on, you really ought to talk to a lawyer about the possibility of filing a class action for yourself and all other employees similarly situated. A labor attorney is good but do ask if he/she has experience with class actions.
If it is a really big company and your supervisor is doing this, rather than management, why not bring it to the attention of the head of Human Resources and ask for an internal investigation and repayment of back pay.
2007-04-01 03:42:32 · answer #2 · answered by DLeibowitz 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unless your state government is especially corrupt, file a complaint with the wage and hour board or similar agency, usually part of the labor department or something similar. In writing. If you all make separate complaints, they are more likely to do something. If that doesn't work, you can try the federal department of labor. And if that doesn't work, try the consumer reporter for your local newspaper or TV station.
2007-04-01 03:40:23 · answer #3 · answered by thylawyer 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Contact the National Labor Relations Board, the Department of Labor, a lawyer, and be ready to go to the media.
2007-04-01 03:42:55 · answer #4 · answered by booboo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-25 19:08:49 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to the department of labor in your area and submit photocopies of some evidence you got, GOOD LUCK!
I THINK I KNOW WHAT COMPANY YOU WORK FOR: THEY ARE ALWAYS BEEN LIKE THAT, find another job!
2007-04-01 04:05:52 · answer #6 · answered by whitesilk 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you have proof, contact the local prosecutor. Don't be suprized if they don't respond, they're politicians. Contact an action news team. Look for another job because no matter what you won't be welcomed back.
2007-04-01 04:00:35 · answer #7 · answered by TBEAR 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Interesting thread!
2016-08-23 22:33:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋