Can a company make you work overtime and stay after hours for meetings and have you take extended lunch time to offset the overtime?
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Can a company make you work overtime and stay after hours for meetings and have you take extended lunch time to offset the overtime?
Private Daycare in Rogers, Arkansas.
This happens very frequently to each
employee. They are asked to work an
hour over and then the next day they are
scheduled a 2 hour lunch.
Asked on August 29, 2019 under Employment Labor Law, Arkansas
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
Yes, they can. Employers decide when employees work: they can make employees work later than usual, then take a long lunch or lunches in the week to offset the extra time worked (or have to come in late; or leave early other days; etc.) so as to avoid having to pay overtime. Employers may manage work schedules so as to reduce or avoid overtime.
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