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Is my employer allowed to ask me to work for two companies during the same exact working hours on the same day? The companies are side by side, but I am required to work both registers and work with both customers at the same exact time. I am the only employee working both jobs at any given time. Am I entitled to more pay? Is this even legal?
It's not illegal, but might be pretty stupid on behalf of the employer depending on the exact circumstances. No, you are not entitled to more pay.
Is this two companies that operate under the same roof but have seperate registers next to each other for bookeeping purposes? I know of a store where one half sells one type of merchandise and the other sells a different type, and they share the space equally but are two seperate entities owned by the same people. If that's the case, what's the big deal, you have to walk from one side of the store to the other. Be glad to have a job.
If it's two seperate buildings, then how do they manage loss prevention issues?
They are open stores side by side in a busy mall, they sell two different merchandise, one business operates under one name, then the other operates under another. So loss prevention is a major issue due to not being able to see the other store at times when helping customers. The schedule before the store was open was one employee at one store and one employee at the other. So two different employees operating at the same time. Now the store is open, they are requiring one employee to operate both. They would not technically be operated under the same roof. It is two separate rent cost, and two separate locations. However, I have worked the first job enough to know that it is hectic for one person to work alone as it is. Story is this, I have been working for a base pay of less than minimum wage, for about 3 months now, then the company cuts hours to hire and train a new employee that automatically jumps in to management within 3 weeks of hire date, which was 3 weeks ago, they have taken me completely off the schedule to accommodate the new employee, and now require that I take responsibility of two separate stores that would normally take two people. My manager has not explained this too me, however, my co-workers are experiencing this right now. I have no training on the other store at all, I don't know the information for the new product and will not be trained at all. And my first day back is an open to close shift.
Sounds like you're under 20 years old. After 90 days, they are required to pay you minimum wage unless you fall into another category below.
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The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires payment of at least the federal minimum wage to covered, nonexempt employees. However, a special minimum wage of $4.25 per hour applies to employees under the age of 20 during their first 90 consecutive calendar days of employment with an employer. After 90 days, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires employers to pay the full federal minimum wage.
Other programs that allow for payment of less than the full federal minimum wage apply to workers with disabilities, full-time students, and student-learners employed pursuant to sub-minimum wage certificates. These programs are not limited to the employment of young workers.
As the saying goes "the handwriting is on the wall". Move on to an employer who will treat you right.
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Originally Posted by munchie86
Story is this, I have been working for a base pay of less than minimum wage, for about 3 months now, then the company cuts hours to hire and train a new employee that automatically jumps in to management within 3 weeks of hire date, which was 3 weeks ago, they have taken me completely off the schedule to accommodate the new employee, and now require that I take responsibility of two separate stores that would normally take two people. My manager has not explained this too me, however, my co-workers are experiencing this right now. I have no training on the other store at all, I don't know the information for the new product and will not be trained at all. And my first day back is an open to close shift.
What a moron manager! From their perspective, the risky part of this is that an unscrupulous individual would take advantage of that opportunity and schedule a shoplifting ring to be at one store while you're at the other.
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