QUESTION
is it legal to pay for a minimum amount of time?
Asked on Aug 26th, 2014 on Business Law - New York
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Example. My boss is paying me 11 a hour for a minimum of four hours. And if I stay for longer it capps at the minimum of 4 hours and get payed for 4 even if I stayed 6 hours. I live in Canada not newyork.
1 ANSWER
I have no idea what Canadian law may provide, but you've just described what would be considered a salaried position under N.Y. law. I work on salary; I'm paid the same whether I work 10 hours for the week or 80. In some cases, people are paid by task. For example, I could hire an attorney and agree to pay him $5000 for handling a motion, whether it takes him 10 hours or 40 hours. There is nothing illegal about either compensation arrangement.
Answered on Aug 27th, 2014 at 12:20 PM