unfair working conditions HELP!?

Question

My man works for this company which deals with restaurants and catering. His job is porter altho he does everything. A few times a month hes asked to work overtime meaning weekends..he works for a school n they dont normally run those days but they do if there is a event with diplomas or special speakers coming to the school.. anyways hes been there a year and gets paid minimum just about (7.50 a hour) which we can not raise a family on. hes been there almost 2 years and was promised a raise after a year and hasnt got it. Also the extra days hes worked he hasnt gotten paid for. I know things about the labor board from when i had a job issue in highschool. What can he do to resolve these issues (besdies finding another job, yes i know we r workin on it n jus having a baby its killing us.) i think he dont really work n we fight what can we do?? cause he says he IS working the company is just real F*cked up.

Answer 1

The FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act) protects rights of worker by:
giving them a way to report violations of wages. By contacting the FLSA you can file a complaint and an investigation will be opened. The FLSA will schedule a meeting with the company and investigate the claims. They will examine records to find out if any laws or rules have been broken. They will examine payroll records. So it is vital for your husband to have a copy of these records. He will need to contact Human resources to get any and all records immediately. Copies of the records will be taken by FLSA. Interviews may be conducted with individuals who are in charge of payroll records. After the completion of the investigation has been conducted if the employer has violated the FLSA Act then he/she will be notified of the findings and how to correct them. If violations have occured your husband will recieve back wages. If your husband is fired as a result of the investigation I would seek a lawyer fast.
Have records and hours available prior to contacting the Wage and Hour District office or calling 1-866-4-USA-DOL .
If you have questions you can call the number and ask for advise. I encourage you to seek assistance now so that employers who violate the rights of others will be forced to correct their actions.

Answer 2

I used to work for a company that scammed me out of wages. tell him to keep an accurate record of the hours he worked, and make copies of the scheduling. After he is screwed a few more times, he can take it to the labor board and the company will be fined. If that happens he might as well forget about working there, because they will probably cut his hours down to nothing and give him only crap jobs. I recommend he finds another job. Sorry. There is always the possibility he is lying to you also. Maybe he isn't at work on those free weekends. ;-)

Answer 3

My guess is he is not salary, and therefore per Federal law must be paid time and a half for any hours worked over 40. All companies know this and for the most part comply. Look at his paystub and see how many hours he worked, then you will know if the company is not paying him, or if something else is going on. If it is a public school it is a government entity and therefore aware of and has checks and balances to follow the rules of wages.

Answer 4

1. A good way is list all the policies of the company for your leverage.

2. Complete all your data, such as daily time card

3. Count all your lates and absences to be sure you are not in violations of company's policy.

4. Go to the accounting or payroll personnel to compute the no. hrs work to verify the payslip is correct.

5. Most company take advantage of the low education of their staff.

6. Good confrontation is needed

7. Lastly, sucked it up if you want to have a stable job!

Answer 5

You think he is lying to you? Do some snooping to find out.
I think your employer should have to post stuff about federal fair labor act or you can find it at the library. Call the reference librarian and ask her to look it up.