Keep Track of Your Hours!

All workers should keep track of how many hours they are working.  Whether you are "hourly" or "salaried," an "independent contractor" or an "employee," whether you're a stock broker or a janitor, you need to keep logs of your hours worked.  Lately I have seen a huge upsurge in the number of individuals calling me with complaints that their employers are subtracting hours from their paychecks, making automatic deductions for breaks even when they weren't taken, and the like.  There are also many occasions when employers make mistakes about what the laws are.  It is unfortunate that workers cannot always trust that their employers are treating them fairly and according to the law, but that is a sad reality.  It is easy to simply write on a calendar or day planner something like "8:10-11:45, 12:45-5:15" each day.  You may need it someday.    

For more information about wage and hour laws, you can visit

www.workplacefairness.org

www.dol.gov/dol/topic/wages

or give me a call or email.