Walmart get hit with 78mil fine in Pennsylvania

[BoomerD]

Originally posted by: fitzov

Originally posted by: Greenman
I find it odd that it?s a crime to make an hourly employee work a couple of unpaid hours a week, and it?s normal and accepted to require salaried employees to work ten or twelve hour days.

That's because you don't know the difference between salary and hourly rate.

No, I think he understands that part, but he's just questioning why there is a distinction in the law...
Personally, I've always advocated paying someone overtime if they work more than 8/day. 40/week, regardless of their pay status. Even management (at least lower level management drones) are entitled to get paid more for working more, since it's usually required of them.

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: Greenman
I find it odd that it?s a crime to make an hourly employee work a couple of unpaid hours a week, and it?s normal and accepted to require salaried employees to work ten or twelve hour days.

Salaried Employees usually are told straight up they might be working OT. When you are paid by the Hour, you are Paid by the Hour.

 

[sandorski]

This is more proof of the need of Unionization in the Retail Industry. Unions excel(too much in cases) at protecting Workers from exploitation and if Corps don't want to deal with Unions they better get their act together.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: BoomerD

Originally posted by: fitzov

Originally posted by: Greenman
I find it odd that it?s a crime to make an hourly employee work a couple of unpaid hours a week, and it?s normal and accepted to require salaried employees to work ten or twelve hour days.

That's because you don't know the difference between salary and hourly rate.

No, I think he understands that part, but he's just questioning why there is a distinction in the law...
Personally, I've always advocated paying someone overtime if they work more than 8/day. 40/week, regardless of their pay status. Even management (at least lower level management drones) are entitled to get paid more for working more, since it's usually required of them.

almost every place i have worked paid overtime after 48-50 hours. only one place paid after 40 hours.

some are going to more "comp time" if you work over 40 hours

 

[sswingle]

Originally posted by: fitzov

Originally posted by: sonoma1993
The Walmarts up in my area has in the past forced employees to go back to work after their shift was over. They made them clock out and go back to work.

I'm interested in hearing more about this...go on.

I've heard of that happening also. Employee clocks out, and the manager tells them to go do something and not let them clock back in.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: ScottSwingleComputers

Originally posted by: fitzov

Originally posted by: sonoma1993
The Walmarts up in my area has in the past forced employees to go back to work after their shift was over. They made them clock out and go back to work.

I'm interested in hearing more about this...go on.

I've heard of that happening also. Employee clocks out, and the manager tells them to go do something and not let them clock back in.

eh? what happened to having a backbone and saying "sorry im off the clock" if htey fire you its not like you can't go to target, lowes, McDonalds etc

 

[JS80]

Originally posted by: sandorski
This is more proof of the need of Unionization in the Retail Industry. Unions excel(too much in cases) at protecting Workers from exploitation and if Corps don't want to deal with Unions they better get their act together.

:laugh: good one