We Evaluate Claims for Illegal Timeclock Rounding
Does your employer have a policy of rounding employee’s timeclock entries? Even rounding down to avoid paying overtime? If this has happen to you, there may be a claim for back wages due to you.
Contact us for information about making a wage claim through the form on this page or by calling 424-245-5505.
Labor Laws Protect People’s Paychecks
Laws like the federal Fair Labor Standards Act allow companies the option of rounding their employees hours worked to the nearest quarter hour. This allows the employer and employee to save time when it comes to figuring out and calculating the exact minute that the person started and ended their shift for a day. Unfortunately due to this practice, employers can sometimes game the rounding system to their advantage so they don’t have to pay overtime. If your company does this, it’s possible for you to not notice that you may be losing a few minutes of pay each day.
How Rounding Works In The Employer’s Favor
Sometimes when people get to work a few minutes late, rather than rounding down to the nearest quarter hour, the company will round to the quarter hour that will allow them to pay out less. In this instance if an employee is scheduled to work from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and the employee arrives at 8:05 a.m., the employer will round up to 8:15 a.m. instead of rounding down to 8:00 a.m.
Although it can be difficult to prove, if someone can provide evidence that they were underpaid due to rounding like this, there may be potential for a successful claim. If you or someone you know have been underpaid like this, or suspect that you are being underpaid but are not sure how and why, please CONTACT US TO FIND OUT IF YOU HAVE A CLAIM by filling out the form or calling 424-245-5505. If we don’t win, you don’t pay any fees.
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