OK so here's the deal.....
I need a lawyer so I can ask them questions. My company, which I used to LOVE working for, has turned into an evil clan o assholes. The company, being the "nice" folks that they are, state several times in different manuals that full time management people and store managers are elligible to recieve holiday pay, a "perk" if you will, for being a manager. Holiday pay= being paid to not work on a holiday. For example, a typical work week I work 5 days, off 2 days somewhere in there. On a week like the 4th of July, I get 3 days off, but still get paid for 5, since I get holiday pay for the 4th. Now, this always gets screwed up around Christmas and Thanksgiving, because managers have set schedules they must follow, and we are too busy to have 3 days off during such a week. We deal with it, and usually get some overtime pay. Example--I work 45 hours, then get 8 hours holiday pay. They used to break down my check like this-- 32 hours reg. salary pay, 8 hours holiday pay, 13 hours overtime pay . I did not have a problem with this--yes, it would be nice to get my 40 hours regular pay, plus 8 hours regular pay and then just 5 hours of overtime (because manager's overtime SUCKS) but hey, I'm still getting more than I usually would.
Now, since Thanksgiving, the company up and decided to change their policy on how they pay holiday hours, WITHOUT telling any of us employees. I was expecting a nice fat check---WRONG. Apparently, now, they include our holiday pay "in" our salary. The only way we really see a benefit to the holiday pay is if we actually only work 32 hours. The week of Christmas I worked 40 hours and 15 minutes.....then clocked in my 8 hours holiday for a total of 48 hours and 15 minutes. I got paid for 40 hours and 15 minutes, that was it. They said my 8 hours was included in that 40 hours pay. So either A- I got screwed out of my 8 hours they say managers are "entitled" to, or B they screwed me out of 8 hours I was physically working within my store, which is obviously illegal. So..................??? What do I do now??
I've been calling my company, talked to my DSM, she said there was nothing she could do, I could speak w/ home office about it. Called home office, they gave me a run-around, and told me to speak w/ my DSM about it. When I said I already had, they said, speak with my RSM. YEAH like that bitch is gonna do anything.
So, anyone know any good lawyers in the Cincinnati area, or any good jobs available?? I'm looking for both right now.
I need a lawyer so I can ask them questions. My company, which I used to LOVE working for, has turned into an evil clan o assholes. The company, being the "nice" folks that they are, state several times in different manuals that full time management people and store managers are elligible to recieve holiday pay, a "perk" if you will, for being a manager. Holiday pay= being paid to not work on a holiday. For example, a typical work week I work 5 days, off 2 days somewhere in there. On a week like the 4th of July, I get 3 days off, but still get paid for 5, since I get holiday pay for the 4th. Now, this always gets screwed up around Christmas and Thanksgiving, because managers have set schedules they must follow, and we are too busy to have 3 days off during such a week. We deal with it, and usually get some overtime pay. Example--I work 45 hours, then get 8 hours holiday pay. They used to break down my check like this-- 32 hours reg. salary pay, 8 hours holiday pay, 13 hours overtime pay . I did not have a problem with this--yes, it would be nice to get my 40 hours regular pay, plus 8 hours regular pay and then just 5 hours of overtime (because manager's overtime SUCKS) but hey, I'm still getting more than I usually would.
Now, since Thanksgiving, the company up and decided to change their policy on how they pay holiday hours, WITHOUT telling any of us employees. I was expecting a nice fat check---WRONG. Apparently, now, they include our holiday pay "in" our salary. The only way we really see a benefit to the holiday pay is if we actually only work 32 hours. The week of Christmas I worked 40 hours and 15 minutes.....then clocked in my 8 hours holiday for a total of 48 hours and 15 minutes. I got paid for 40 hours and 15 minutes, that was it. They said my 8 hours was included in that 40 hours pay. So either A- I got screwed out of my 8 hours they say managers are "entitled" to, or B they screwed me out of 8 hours I was physically working within my store, which is obviously illegal. So..................??? What do I do now??
I've been calling my company, talked to my DSM, she said there was nothing she could do, I could speak w/ home office about it. Called home office, they gave me a run-around, and told me to speak w/ my DSM about it. When I said I already had, they said, speak with my RSM. YEAH like that bitch is gonna do anything.
So, anyone know any good lawyers in the Cincinnati area, or any good jobs available?? I'm looking for both right now.