Can my call center employer make me stay after ‘Im scheduled to be off and not pay me?

Can my call center employer make me stay after ‘Im scheduled to be off and not pay me?

For example if you are scheduled to be off at 7:00 and that’s when the queue closed. But they make you stay until 8:01 or 8:02. If a call is left in the queue and I get it and don’t make the call last until at least 8:08, I don’t get paid. In a year they don’t pay me for at least 260 minutes worked, not including the many times I get a call and take more than 2 minutes but less than 8. So minimal I’m not receiving $47 pay for working.

Asked on February 24, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Texas

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