Policy. I would clock out the store associate would go get my food or I would leave for my 30 min break scheduled for to close 1:15 to 9:30 pm , Claire's the company I worked for told me I had to be confined to the store with the sale associate and I was terminated due to THERE policy .Florida Dept of Labor Laws State different.
I think this would be improper just based upon the facts as stated. If you are in a retail place and NON exempt you should have the right to leave the premises for your break. If you are treated as exempt, there may still be a basis for this to be unlawful. Consult a lawyer about the termination and the pay practice and whether you might have a right to past wages and a claim under the FMWA or the FLSA or both for unlawful retaliation. If the employer did this, they should be prepared to back up that it is a written policy first and foremost that you have read and understood.
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