Employment Law: Not Getting Paid Overtime
My boyfriend has his contracted hours from 7:30 – 4:30 and he is paid accordingly. At 4:30 he is expected to pick up another member of staff and run him back to the yard where they work. This takes him to 6 and he does not get paid for the hour and a half running him around? Is there a law against this?
He spoke to his boss and his boss just said “that’s why you have a company van whether it inconveniences you or not”. There is nothing mentioned about this in his contract or the company policy that work staff with a van are responsible for getting everyone else to and from work.
Surely there must be some kind of law against this as he was not told he had to do this when he started his job ages ago (this has just started happening) and it reads no where in his contract, and surely this is classed as overtime and surely he should be paid.
Anyone have any good advice on this matter?
Scarlet x
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I’m confused. Is he an independent contractor or an employee on salary? If he is an hourly employee and he is working overtime, federal law says overtime must be paid. State laws usually echo that. He needs to straight up print out the law and go to his employer and have a little come to Jesus meeting with him. If his boss fires him over it, it’s lawsuit time. (click here to find an employment law attorney.)
Here is the Department of Labor website. Do some research. http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/wages/overtimepay.htm
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Hasn’t your b/f seen the sign that is posted at ALL work places? You know, the Right to Work poster and the 800 numbers to contact, if there is a violation? If he has a contract, that would lead me to believe that he is in a union. Hasn’t he voiced his opinion and concern to them?