Is there such a thing as time harassment?
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Is there such a thing as time harassment?
I am a salaried employee and my hours are 37.5 a week. My supervisor is constantly asking me about my time out of the office. I am doing work for the company. He has made comments about how I am being watched from the other supervisor. If there is what do I need to prove it?
Asked on September 3, 2015 under Employment Labor Law, Connecticut
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
There is no such thing as "time harassment" in a legal sense while it's understandable that you feel "harassed" in an everyday use of that word sense, legally, your employer is allowed to ask you about what you do offsite or after hours in fact, if you lack an employment contract and therefore are an "employee at will" you can be fired for what you do after work, or if you are a salaried employee, for not working above and beyond your nominal work hours without additional pay i.e. a company can expect and require salaried staff to work 50, 60, or more hours per week--in my geographic area, New York City and northern New Jersey, it is in fact the norm for salaried staff to work over 40 hours per week.
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