i am a massage therapist in chandler AZ and i am questioning my place of employment because they require me to work "off the clock" and i thought that if your job requires you to work on something, that they have to pay you for your work. ex. it is mandatory that i join a club at work....so i joined the wedding club, i go to wedding shows and advertise for my employer but do not get paid for it. that is just on of the things many of us do for free at work... the list goes on!!
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he can make you work for free if you are a fool
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Under Hillary, we'll be working for the government for free!!!! Communism!!!!
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Talk to your boss. If not time to go in business for yourself.
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Check with the labor board...they should tell you. Good Luck.
5 :
No, they cannot make you work for free. Eat Funyuns.
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no
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No! Only your wife can make you work for free.
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you can always say no. Lots of jobs have promotional activities off the clock; it's your decision of you want to do those things and stay employed or look for another job. As long as he treats all of you the same.
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no, you should not be working for free..... get a lawyer and they will have to pay you for all the time you spend workning without pay....... thats not right dont let them do that because it puts money in their pocket and screwing you
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It depends. If you are an exempt professional, you're salaried and your employer can make you work "casual overtime"...if you are non-exempt (usually hourly), your employer must pay you for your overtime.
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Unless you are in an internship, where your pay is the knowledge you are learning, you must be paid.
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If your employment agreement requires you to do this, then he can. Since ou joined a club as per your employers request, you seem to have accepted the requirement. In the long run, if you are successful in the advertising, you will make more money, so...
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say you want to volinteer
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if you work by the hour, they cant make you do anything off the clock. now if you are paid by salary, then no matter how much you work, you get paid the same amount. you should call your local labor board to find out the laws. thats just not fair to make you work like that without getting paid!
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no! if employer forces you to do work for nothing, turn him in.
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you can file a complaint against your employer for back pay
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yes, it happens everyday to most people. very unfair. not much can be done.
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no they can not make you work off the clock if you are an hourly employee. even if you are salary there are limitations as to what your employer can ask and the number of hours you work. speak to your employer about your concerns, document when you meet and what is discussed. you can not be terminated for questioning this policy or for reporting it. if after discussing this with your employer and nothing is done file a complaint with the department of labor enforcement. be sure you have dates and times of when this work off the clock was performed as well as who instructed you to do it. while you are in the process of working this issue out with your employer or going to the ICA, if necessary, be sure you do not do anything to give them grounds to terminate you. do not be insubordinate or deliberately break policy or procedures, keep yourself in the right but do not accept unfair working conditions. anyone at any time can be fired if the employer wants to find a cause they will. your employer can not legally do anything to make you quit (excessive hours, cutting of hours, unreasonable job duties, illegal or immoral activities et-cetra) changing the conditions of an employees work "with the intent" to cause them to quit is illegal in all states. this is the link for Arizona's department of labor "Industrial Commission of Arizona" http://www.ica.state.az.us/
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No. Then again, AZ is a "right to work" State so your employer can terminate you for any or no reason. Is his the only business in town?
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In the professions (medical, law, etc.) your question can be tricky to answer. You really don't offer much information There may be an employment agreement or existing company policies stipulating such duties are expected and that your rate of pay is set at a level to compensate or would be less otherwise. Also, there's the matter of re-currency training: who pays for it? and are you being paid while attending required courses? You said "off the clock." Are you paid a weekly or monthly salary, or by the hour according to time clock accounting? In other words, Do you have to punch a time clock when you start working, go to lunch, take breaks, and leave work? And, were these employment duties explained to you prior to you accepting the job offer? or did you find out after you started working there? Are all the massage therapist at your office required to perform such duties? And, your words, "the list goes on?" Let me guess---nobody gets paid any overtime---right? How about this one: if or when you do work what is legally considered overtime, you do not get paid time-and-a-half, or double time, based on your regular rate of pay. How about paid vacation time--none of that either? How is my target grouping so far? If I'm qualifying anywhere near "marksman," you may want to apply at another parlor, or report you employer to the proper state agency.
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absolutely not, refuse, then wait for being fired, then sue for wrongful termination.
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