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Old 03-27-2009, 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB View Post
I would think it would depend on whether you're exempt or not. If you get paid hourly, they must pay you for all of your time; it is illegal for them to sweep some of that time, and therefore money, under the rug, and if that's the case, you should contact the dept. of labor. On the other hand, if you're exempt (meaning salaried), I think you're stuck. Most salaried people understand that an official work day is 8 hours, but that frequently you work far more hours than that to get the job done. My office's official hours are 8:30-5:30, but I'm hardly ever out of here by 5:30 and only sometimes am I here by 8:30.
My concern is whether or not an acceptance of employment constitutes a verbal contract. The terms of my employment included paid breaks. Now, the new leadership is arbitrarily changing the policy. As an update, I checked with Labor Standards and, since we have our policy in writing, the employer can't change it.
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