Is it legal to give separate paychecks for working at different stores owned by the same person?
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Is it legal to give separate paychecks for working at different stores owned by the same person?
My boss owns 3 of the same fast food chains. New Link Destination
avoid overtime, people will switch shifts with others and work 35 hours at one store and 10 at the other. You also get 2 different paychecks. Is this legal?
Asked on December 2, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Virginia
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
No, it is not legal. All work for the same employer must be totalled together to determine overtime, even if the employee works at different locations or at nominally separate/different entitites (LLCs or corporations) all owned by the same person or larger entity (LLC or corporation). The law doesn't let employers get around the overtime obligation so easily, just by having you work at a different store. Based on what you write, you may have a claim for unpaid overtime; you may wish to contact the department of labor to file an overtime complaint.
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