Legal Question in Employment Law in Florida

I am an hourly paid employee. When the workflow dictates, my company may require me to work 9-10-11 hours in one day. Then I am told that I must shave of the extra time the next day by taking a long lunch (sometimes as long as 2 hours and 45 minutes), so that the company can avoid paying overtime. Is this legal? This essencially means that I am at work 9-10-11 hours one day, but get paid for 8, or (the next day) I am at work for 8 hours, but due to the long forced lunch I get paid for 5 hrs and 15 minutes. I realize I can get paid for the hours I actullay spend with working, but it seem very unfair that I can end up working a long day, yet still get paid for 8 hours only.


Asked on 5/01/11, 3:41 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Scott Behren Behren Law Firm

LIkely not legal. For more information on your rights under the Fair Labor Standards Act and overtime laws, check out our employee rights blog www.takethisjobnshoveitblog.com or our website www.behrenlaw.com

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Answered on 5/02/11, 8:19 am


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