QUESTION
Never punched out for lunch breaks. But always got deducted from our pay
Asked on Jun 26th, 2017 on Labor and Employment - Pennsylvania
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My ex-employer always deducted my lunch breaks even though I did not take that. Our handbook says we must take a mandatory lunch. But I never took a half-hour break because of the demand of the job. Does he owe me back lunch breaks.
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What I think you are saying is that you worked through all or some portion of your lunch breaks. If that's the case, then yes you are entitled to be paid. It doesn't matter that your employer requires you to take the breaks. If they know that you didn't take them, they must pay you. they can enforce their break rule and, if you violate it, they can take remedial action against you. But you are entitled to be paid for all time worked.
Answered on Jul 20th, 2017 at 6:55 AM