#EmployeeRights #OvertimePay #FairLaborStandardsAct
Hey everyone, I need some advice! 🤔 So, my job recently held an event where I worked 2 hours overtime, only to be told afterward that it was “volunteer” time. 😡 It’s not the first time they’ve pulled shady stuff like this with hours and overtime.
I’m planning to have a meeting with my manager to address this issue, and I want to make sure I’m armed with the right information. Does anyone have links to specific laws or resources that could help me prepare for this conversation?
Here’s what I think might help:
– Familiarize yourself with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
– Know your rights when it comes to overtime pay
– Keep documentation of all hours worked and any discrepancies
Any other tips or advice would be greatly appreciated! Let’s help each other out. 💪 #KnowledgeIsPower
Sounds like report to DOL instead of meeting, but that’s just me
Get what you can in writing. Skip the manager and go straight to the labour board. This is what we in the biz call totally fucked up.
Location, location, location
What country are you in? If you’re in the USA, which state are you?
Depends on your country/state laws, but that’s not legal in most civilised places. Send an email (BCC your personal and forward any response to it as well) detailing that you were never told in advance that work would be unpaid, you would have refused if it had been, and as such need to be paid for the time you were working.
If they refuse, take it straight to the labour board. There’s no real need to meet over this, it’s cut and dried. Even “better” if you get fired over it, DoL will have a field day with them, and yo’d definitely win damages.
Don’t talk to your manager. He knows what he’s doing and it’s illegal. [talk to dept of labor where you live. They will investigate on your behalf at no cost to you. You have nothing to lose.
Skip warning them. Report it. They don’t deserve the warning
Get whatever documentation you can in writing, and report it to the DOL.
They can say the event is unpaid volunteer work, but they can’t say that *after you’ve done the work.*
No one can comment on the law unless you tell us what country you’re in.
I assume you’re in the US (if not please correct). BCC yourself on the e-mails where your boss said it would be paid and then it’s not. If you don’t have this, then you need to get your boss down in writing. Then you file a complaint as others have said against your employer. Provide the DOL with all the evidence that you have and they’ll take it from there. Forget about meeting with your manager or disputing it as I again assume you’ve done this already on the previous times they pulled this.
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Do not have a meeting. Go right to the department of labor.
Since no one else has mentioned it, if you’re going to have a meeting, record it. If you’re in a place that doesn’t allow 1-party consent recordings, you can use it to immediately take perfect notes, which you can then verify by emailing to whoever else was in the meeting. If they refute whatever was said, you can ask them to correct it so you at least have a solid paper trail going.
The best way to deal with shit like this is look for another job. In the meantime, do your job half assed and steal a box of staples and some toner and shit. On your last day, microwave fish.
Report this! I had a job in college working in student housing where they would do this to us and other properties across the nation. Someone reported it, got a lawyer, class action lawsuit ensued, company lost $1.25M and I got a little over $10k for it. I’m not saying this will be your situation but they do usually take stuff like this seriously.
Document everything! Pics of your clock in/clock out, screenshots, detailed notes of your time that you do not punch in for, texts, etc. Ask via text about getting paid for the time you spent at this event, and make them tell you via text that you’re not getting paid.
A good paper trail will make your case.
File a wage complaint with the DOL.