Legal Question in Employment Law in Pennsylvania
scheduled meeting time
I work in pennsylvania, and every friday we are scheduled for a 1 1/2 -2 hour meeting. We are not to punch in for the meeting, and our manager has instructed us to email him by a certain date if we would like paid for the meeting. I have 2 questions regarding this, first, if we have to opt to get paid for the meeting by sending an email, would attending the meeting then be optional? Secondly, are employers permitted to have such a policy of disallowing employees to punch in? Shouldnt pay for the meeting be automatic?
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: scheduled meeting time
Sounds like a violation of PA and/or federal wage/hour laws.
Find a labor law attorney in your area or PA Deptartment of Labor with more specific information so a determination can be made if your employer is following the rules.
Good luck.
Re: scheduled meeting time
This can be a complicated area. I think that the answer depends on how many hours a week that you work as to whether or not this is considered overtime but I do agree that instructing employees not to "punch in" does seem to indicate a possible Wage Payment and Collection Law violation. I think the other answer is right that you should ask the Department of Labor and Industry. I think there's even a division that handles matters like this.
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