Labor question: Docking pay for the week (incl retroactive) for one sick day or tardiness

[AlabamaLibrul]

i.e. You show up on time Monday and Tuesday but are sick or show up late Wednesday, show up on time Thursday and Friday, but get paid less for the whole week.

This is hourly work.

Does the situation I describe fall under any labor law?

[madrchsod]

1. you don`t get paid for the time you missed

[AlabamaLibrul]

7. I'm talking about that and more. Pay lessened *for the whole week*, on all hours worked. n/t

[Horse with no Name]

2. No. You can only be paid for hours you are there.

If you missed work, you missed pay.

Now, they can't take the money you have already earned...I've heard of some businesses that try to do that. That is illegal.

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[MikeW]

4. thats why they call it "hourly"

Your not a salaried employee.

[Enrique]

5. yes, it falls under the Fair Labor Standards Act

but I'm not following the question.

If you're late an hour on Wed., you'll be docked an hour for the week. Why wouldn't you?

[AlabamaLibrul]

6. What I am referring to is an hour/day/etc plus 11% for the entire week. n/t

[yawnmaster]

8. Not enough details. How late. contract? eom

[AlabamaLibrul]

10. Late in terms of more than five to ten minutes

or missing a day.
That amount is taken out, plus the hourly rate is lessened on all other hours for the week.

[Duer 157099]

9. Is the wage variable, like there is one rate for 30+ hours

and a lower rate for fewer hours? That's the only situation where I can see this happening.

[AlabamaLibrul]

11. Hmm... I'm not sure, this is being done to scheduled 40hr wk workers n/t

[FreakinDJ]

12. I know what you are talking about - Incentive pay - over and above wages

and it CAN NOT be a part of your hourly rate

So if you agree to X amount of hourly rate and the company provides incentive pay over and above your hourly rate - yes if your late your not eligible for the companies predetermined amount of time.

I'm sure the company has all of this in writing. And if you agreed to a hourly rate they can not reduce that amount - but they can take away your incentive pay

[AlabamaLibrul]

13. That's pretty petty considering the wages we're talking...

:thumbsdown: :thumbsdown:

I'm going to look into this further. It's hardly a grade-A operation.

[Brickbat]

14. What does your contract say?