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I work in PA and my employer told our company 3 days ago that everyone is required BY LAW to take a half hour unpaid break, which I know is false. Now they are saying they are docking our pay 30 minutes each day we don't clock out for 30 minutes even though we were working. I need to know if they can legally do this because they are really physically taking money out of my paycheck.
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Your employer is required to pay you for all hours that you actually work. That being said, your employer can require you to observe a lunch break. It doesn't matter whether a break is required by law or not (it probably isn't). If you work through your lunch break despite your employer's rule, you should be paid but you could be subject to discipline for failing to follow a work rule. Best bet -- take the lunch break.
Answered on Feb 06th, 2017 at 2:38 PM