Employee

First, good job on keeping tabs on your shifts/hours. Second, have you
approached your supervisor regarding this issue? Third, I wouldn't
think "sueing" your employer (pays the bills) is the smart thing to
do. Juan is in desperate need of another career path. He sounds angry,
beligerent and not someone I want to prepare/deliver my food.

I’m sure that you’ll find that threatening to sue your employer will
be a great career move that will open many opportunities for you in
the future.

If you find you have been shorted hours on your check, contact your
local labor board. Be sure you have records, both your own and the
stores. Best first to sit down with management and ask them to explain
how they arrived at your worked hours vs. scheduled hours. Remember,
keep a personal written record of your all punches and have a copy of
the original schedule.

just how much lawyers actually charge.


IIRC most charge $200 and up - PER HOUR.

If the hours he was actually paid for reflects an hr meal time each
day. I'm thinking he was scheduled for 6 hrs a day, 5 days minus an
unpaid meal break. The other short amount could be late punches or
something. His first step should be to speak to his supervisor.

Another thought is what the payroll schedule is. My husband gets paid
on Friday but his pay period is for Thurs thru Wed. His check today
will be for 2/9 to 2/15.

still going straight for a lawyer instead of asking first is ...
probably not going to keep his job going for much longer.

Make sure you punched in and out properly. Punched in to start your
shift, punch out for lunch, punch back in from lunch, and punch out
after your shift. As a former retail manager, when we did payroll, we
were instructed to only pay the employees for the hours they punched
in/out for. If they forgot to punch in or out, it improperly records
the number of hours they worked. Check with your manager and ask them
to show you your punch ins and out for the week so you can verify
them.

Juan S.,

Did you take this up with the store manager? That person should be
able to sit down with you and show the whole payroll process as in
relates to your hourly rate, hours worked, taxes and any deductions
that might come into play.

BillR.