Hourly wages, bonuses
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Hourly wages, bonuses
I am a dental hygienist and work part-time for 2 different employers, 2 days each office. I am paid hourly for both. I clock in on the computer and get paid accordingly for my time at 1 office. The other employer pays me by the hour but only pays for an 8 hour day from 8-5 and does not include time before 8, time working into lunch hour, and time after 5. He has also docked past hourly employees time and has taken hours from salaried employees when they are out of the office. I have also been omitted from Christmas bonuses the past 2 years. There is another part-time hygienist who has been there same amount of years but works 3 days for him exclusively and gets a Christmas bonus. The doctor has never discussed the bonus with me nor I with him; it has been confirmed when I asked my co-workers.
Asked on January 29, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Florida
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
All work time is compensable. Therefore, has an hourly worker, you should be paid for all time that you perform your job duties. This inlcudes time before 8:00 am, time enrcoaching into your lunch break, and time after 5:00 pm. If you are not being propertly compensated, you can file a wage claim with your state's department of labor and/or sue for the money owed you in small claims court. As for a Christmas bonus, unless one is owed you under the terms of a union agreement or employment contract, you are not entitled to one. This is true even if another worker is getting such a bonus. That is true unless some form of legally actionable discrimination is the reason for your not receiving a Christmas bonus. Otherwise not all employees need be treated the same or even fairly. The fact is that in an "at will" employment relationship, a company can set the conditions of the workplace much as it sees fit.
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