My work always make people take more than one non-paid lunch or sent home if its slow. Ive worked at callcenters before and that has never happended. whats the labor laws on that?
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You can look up labor laws for your state. Here in Texas an employer can't make you take an unpaid lunch break unless you are completely free of ANY type of work. Just do a search for labor laws and see what you find. I did this the other day for an issue my sister had with her employeer.
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California labor law requires a 30 minute lunch break for every 6 hours worked. It also requires a 10 minute paid break for every 4 hours or major portion worked.
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depends on the restaurant.  from what i've seen, they go by business.  they schedule heavier leading up to and during mealtimes to have enough people taking care of the customers.  some might start before others, so they might have some come in at 2 oclock and others at 4.  also, many restaurants have part time people that may only work for 4-5 hours a day.
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Federal law has no requirements on non-wage pay, such as vacation and sick time. The company voluntarily offers it and can take it away. However, if the contract specifically states that he can get paid for left over vacation after resignation, then he must get paid. Your state may have stricter laws about such things, but most have no laws about sick or vacation time.
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The exact laws may be different from state to state - If your from Cal. the link is below.\n\nBut every state is the same as far as hours worked.  If you are on salary - they have to pay you for the entire day, but if you are an hourly employee then no, they only pay you for the time you stood at work.  If you never clocked in then they don't pay you at all for that day.
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I have worked in restaurants and bars since 1975 and yes, servers are responsible for walk-outs.  The attitude of the establishment is that once you have rung in the order, you just purchased it and therefore must collect it from the customer.  I think it is totally unfair but I have never seen an establishment that takes responsibility. Keep a close eye on your tables, I have had to chase people outside on many occasions.  I think that if the server has to pay it, it should be based on the ACTUAL cost of the product not the consumer cost...but they don't seem to see it that way.  I hope this helps you.
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Ask your employer.  \n\nSome companies pay their employees based on each 1/10 of the hour (or each 6 minute interval) they work.  So if you punch in at 8:57am, or 8:59am, you are still only paid as if you punched in at 9:00am.  If you punch in at 9:01am, you would be marked as 1/10th of an hour late even though you punched in only one minute late, and you would be paid the same as if you punched in at 9:06am.\n\nI worked at a company that automatically took out a 30 minute lunch break after 6 hours whether the employee punched out of not.  The result was if I worked between 6 hours and 6.5 hours, I only got paid for 6 (whether I took a lunch or not).  If I worked 7 hours straight without a lunch break, I only got paid for 6.5.
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it really depends on the employer  there is no universal law about late arrivals but check your company's policy on termination and you might see a late arrival policy.\n\nAlso an employer can write you up for being late and so many write ups can lead you to being fired.
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I know what you mean.  I had a "permanent temporary" position in the receiving office of a warehouse that also had a lot of "permanent temporary" warehouse workers.  The temps were paid less than half the hourly rate of the regular employees and received no benefits.  One of the warehouse managers would always remark about the "lazy temps" and the "stupid temps" even though often the temps would be doing all the work as their own employees did nothing.  Also, in all the time I worked there (about 8 months) not once did a temp cause an accident, but at least three times, the same company employee ran into someone with a forklift, and they didn't care because it was a temp that he hit every time.  Once they even brought in pizza, had the company employees eat, then told the temps we could eat the leftovers.  I flatly told them that if I want pizza, I will go and buy it fresh, but I do not eat anyone else's scraps.  They then said that I had an "attitude".
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It's not allowed... only employees are allowed in the food prep areas.  It's a violation of many health codes too.
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Since you have potential liability issues, wouldn't common sense tell you that you should consult with an attorney who specializes in labor law in your area?\n\nIf you want personal opinions, fine, but you are asking a legal question and your actions could have serious consequences. \n\nWas the candy for Halloween at the home?  Did you require her to work through her lunch or not leave the premises and bought her lunch as compensation?  What was your arrangement with her?\n\nYou left a lot unsaid here.
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Is your employee hourly? If so, then it is illegal to cut hours that she has worked. The employee must be compensated in some way for the hours that she has worked. If the employee does not provide adequate documentation to prove that she has worked those hours, they can choose to reject those hours, so make sure that all of the documentation is in order. Otherwise, if the payroll lady is working for you, you can just fire her and get a new payroll person. If the payroll lady just works for the same company as you do, you should go to her superviser and ask for either an explanation of why this is happening or corrective action.
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The hours you state are 10-11 hrs per day, not including your lunch break.  \n\nYou're definitely working more than 40 hrs per week.  So if you're not getting paid overtime, you're definitely due a salary increase.\n\nPut your ducks in a row and list your contributions, both over the entire time you've worked there and since the personnel cuts.  Emphasize everything in positive words - stay aware from looking like you're complaining about management decisions made by your boss.  \n\nWhat are your costs related to the job?  Any additional costs since you stay so long each day?  \n\nStay professional and keep things relevant to a pay raise (remember you're not asking for the company to hire more help, you want that money to go to you... )\n\nGood luck...
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There is no law in Michigan requiring breaks for meals or otherwise for employees over 18. If your employer has a break policy, the worker must be compeltely free of duties during the break.
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The laws vary from state to state, and if your wife works under union contract there are probably additional rules as well.  \n\nIf you go to the link below, it brings up a page from the US Dept. of Labor, which provides links to information about labor laws state by state, including rest and meal breaks.  Your state's website probably also will give some information.  If your wife works in a union shop, her union representative can provide her with a copy of the contract under which she works.\n\nhttp://www.dol.gov/esa/programs/whd/state/state.htm
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check with your local labor board....and file with them BEFORE you cause a stink at work.  If your boos is threatening you with termination over illegal policies, I am willing to bet the he will say you went to the labor board after some type of disciplinary action.\n\nIn Ca. the employee is not required to find a replacement when calling in ill.....and to be honest this seems like an asinine policy.  Now, if it's to cover a scheduled shift you just want covered, then yes, as the employee you need to find coverage for your shift.  \n\nWhy are you "required" to call in 6 hours prior to calling in ill?  Most people are asleep up until about an hour to two hours before going to work.....how in the world would you know you might not be able to make it in in such a long amount of time????  I would also question the labor board about this policy.\n\nDo you have your "new hire" hand book?  What do the policies regarding sick time state?  Most companies have a legal department to look over such policies.
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Working in resturants, no way! If u are scheduled normally for that day, u won;t be paid. But I have never heard of a resturant\npaying u for time and a half. Sounds like a dream job!\nI have worked 30 years on and off and usually it's madatory to\nworl holidays, if they paided u it was because they wanted too!