Legal Question in Business Law in Utah

Salary Hours

I work for a non profit organization that has all of their employees as salary. We are required to work 40 hours a week; if we go over hours we are not given over time. However, if we are under 40 hours then we are required to use our annual or sick leave to cover even if we had extra hours the previous pay period. We had a conference in which I worked 8.75 hours and was required to stay at the conference during lunch. Today I was told I must only put 8 hours on my time sheet for the days I was at the conference. Is this all legal? To me it seems unfair to make me lose the extra hours I work then turn around and make me use my leave if I am short an hour or two the next pay period. Then to make me claim less hours than I worked another time.


Asked on 11/13/08, 5:39 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Randy Lish Randy M. Lish, Attorney at Law

Re: Salary Hours

They cannot require you to put in unpaid hours. That violates federal law. Your best option will be to contact the Wage and Hour division in SLC.

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Answered on 11/13/08, 6:04 pm
Alvin Lundgren Alvin R. Lundgren, L.C.

Re: Salary Hours

It is illegal. The company must pay you for the hours you work, and cannot require you to lose vacation or sick leave if you work less. You can report them to Utah Workforce Services, the Utah Attorney General consumer division or file suit against them yourself.

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Answered on 11/13/08, 6:19 pm


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