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.

For example - on Valentine's day I was scheduled for 5.5 hours. I
ended up working 8 hours because many of my coworkers were sick and
called out.

However I will only get paid for 7.5 hours of that because by law I
had to punch out and take a 30 minute lunch - which I did.

so your time report might be accurate if you're forgetting about
things such as unpaid lunches.




As for suing... remember, most corporations WILL call your bluff on
it. Meaning that as soon as you say "Lawyer!" they'll stop talking to
you and will advise you to contact their legal department.

If you're working for them this may also mean the end of employment.
Especially if you threaten them with a lawyer and their records turn
out accurate.


And even if you're right... there's a saying we use in the Navy - Pick
your battles. You may win the fight but at what cost? Because
sometimes the results are even worse than the original issues.

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.