Legal Question in Employment Law in Virginia

Hello:
I have a question in reference to my working rights. I am employed at a law firm through a temp agency. The law firm pays their employees' lunch hours so technically they only work 7 hours per day. This is what I was told was going to happen for me as well. For the last 4 weeks I have been paid for 40 hours (35 hrs worked, 5 hours for lunch). Today, I was told that I do not get my lunch hour paid because I am a temp and that I am not allowed to get over 40 hours per week. Basically I was cut down to only getting 35 hours per week. Is there a law or statute that obligates the employer to continue to pay me as I were before? I was working under the assumption that I was supposed to get 40 hours and no one said different until today. I feel that I should be obligated to something. Please respond. Thank you

Asked on 8/17/12, 3:13 pm

Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

0 users found helpful

0 attorneys agreed

No, as a temporary worker, you would only be entitled to receive as compensation whatever your contract with the temp agency allows for

(my opinion).

Answered on 8/18/12, 7:15 am

Keywords

Match Any Match All

Country

State

Area of Law