Is this legal for a business to do?
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Is this legal for a business to do?
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I just got hired at a car wash and lube place. I get paid 7 dollars an hour but they only pay us while we are working on a car. So when a car pulls up, we clock in and do our work on it, but as soon as there is not a car to work on, we have to clock out and wait on another one. So while I am getting paid at a rate of 7 dollars an hour, I am really making about three or four which is under minimum wage.
Is it legal for a company to do this or is this normal for a business like this? We stay at the store while no car is there and use up our time waiting on them, yet we are not getting paid.
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kate
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Ask your state labor board ,
We can't tell from here .
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kitkat
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no, and you should call your local labor board and report them anonymously |
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Judy
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No, not legal, you must be paid for the time you are required to be there, whether there is a car to work on or not. |
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susiemd
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No, it is not legal! If you are required to be on the premises, they must pay you the full wage. If they require you to be "on call" they must pay you a particular wage for that, as well.
Turn them in. |
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vicseo
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Clocking of an employee's time normally begins at the start of the work day followed by clocking in/out at lunch/dinner followed by clocking out at the end of the day. There is no such thing as clocking per session of cars that are worked on.
A check with your state labor board will confirm the above response.
Good luck! |
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Shane
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As others posted this is not legal. As long as you are on the work premises and required to work from X time to X time you must be paid for this time unless you are on break. As Michr wrote. Immediately contact your state Department of Labor at 1-888-US-Wage. |
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Dillon
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no!........if i were you i would take them to court and sue the crap out of them |
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