What is the law regarding time clock rounding?
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What is the law regarding time clock rounding?
My employer rounds clocking in but not clocking out. Here’s and example, I clocked it at 9:16 for 1 hour clocking out at 10:16. Time clock rounding the clock in time to 9:20 with a clock out time at 10:16. actual time worked was 1 hour, rounded time is 0.93 hours. Curious at to the legality of this. It appears that the employer is only rounding the clock in time but nothing in the clock out time, and
rounding the clock in time only, rounds to the next 5 minutes.
Asked on October 19, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Wisconsin
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
Both have to be rounded. The employer can use exact time or they can round so long as the rounding is reasonable and is done on both ends, so it is in favor (as appropriate) of both the employer and employee. The employer must be consistent in its approach. Rounding on only one end is illegal and is a violation of the labor laws; if they are only rounding in a way that, more often than not favors the employer, not employee, you could file a complaint with the department of labor.
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