Legal Question in Employment Law in Washington

Working for no pay

I am a member of a Teacher's Union. Our contract currently says that if we give up our planning time to cover another teachers class we can only earn up to 1 extra hour of pa. At our school, class periods run 90 minutes. So in essence, we work 90 minutes, but only get paid for 60.

Can a union contract supercede federal labor law?


Asked on 1/28/08, 2:19 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Merry Kogut Key Peninsula Law

Re: Working for no pay

Genenerally, no. Call the WA State Dept of L&I Wage & Hour Division for more info.

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Answered on 1/28/08, 3:37 pm


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