Is my employer paying me illegally?
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Is my employer paying me illegally?
I work at a hotel. I am not an independent contractor and I work for the company. The housekeepers are being paid for 30 minutes per room they complete. Most of the time there are housekeepers working until 8 pm and only get paid for 4 hours because they only finished 8 rooms Employees have voiced their concerns and complaints to the management and the owner but they still stand by what they’re doing. The employees are getting shorted hundreds of dollars every week.
Asked on October 23, 2019 under Employment Labor Law, Colorado
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 4 years ago | Contributor
Under the labor laws--the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and state law--an hourly employee must be paid for all hours worked; there are not exceptions. And an hourly employee is anyone not paid an hourly salary or certain kinds of commissioned (e.g. sales) employees. Therefore, if the housekeepers are not being paid for all time worked, the law is being violated.
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