Can a employer legally send you home early?

Question

someone told me that in wisconsin that they can't MAKE you go home. They can ask you to go home but they can not force you to go home

Answer 1

Yep, you are not guaranteed a 40 hour week.

If business is slow, or there is a maintenance issue, it's perfectly alright to send employees home.

Answer 2

Yes, an employer can legally send you home early, and if they do, they still Have to pay you for the hours/minutes that you were already there. Plus they also have to pay you half of hours that you were schduled for. Like if it was a 8 hour shift, they have to pay you for 4hours plus for the time you were already there clocked in for before they sent you home.

Answer 3

Sounds like the bologna is being sliced a little thin here. If you are asked to leave the job early you can go wherever you want. "Go home" in that context means your work day is ending early.

Answer 4

they sign the checks i wouldn't see why they couldn't send you home anytime.
what guarantee do you have that you are supposed to get so many hours a week?
who do you work for?
if they ask you to leave and you don't leave, if it were me doing the asking and you didn't leave i would call the cops and have you removed for trespassing.
thats only if you were refusing to leave. i could undersand if you didnt have a ride until a certain time orthe bus didnt run until later in the day.

Answer 5

If an employer does not want you on his time clock he can tell you to go home. If you do not comply he can personally punch your time clock for you. If you do not leave then, he can fire you and call the police to escort you off the premesis.

Answer 6

Depends on what type of employment. If you are employed under contract, no. If you are employed at-will (this is the case with the vast majority of jobs), yes.

Answer 7

I wouldn't argue

Answer 8

I doubt it. Besides, if you test the boss, he may just fire you.