Can an employer take away overtime you’ve worked from previous day
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Can an employer take away overtime you’ve worked from previous day
Can an employer take away overtime you’ve worked in a previous day on
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Asked on October 26, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, Florida
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SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
No they can't "take away" overtime. All the employer can and must do is to accurately count up all the hours you work that workweek, then 1) pay you for all those hours, and 2) pay you overtime for all hours worked past 40. If they do anything else--e.g. take away time you already worked--they are violating the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and possibly state labor law, too; you could contact the department of labor to file a complaint and seek payment for the time they took away.
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