I was debating whether to put this here or in Sucky Customers. It's here, to be on the safe side.
Under DoL law, an employee must get a 20 minute break every 5 hours. I started a shift at 245 yesterday, was given my first 30 minute break (they're 30 at "Seven Flags") at 510, I came back at 540, and was clocked out at 1040. Just to make sure that I didn't go into violation (I did this around 1030), I told my supervisor that I'd go into violation at 1040. He said that I wouldn't go into violation until 1245 in the morning (already illegal in and of itself). He says that your 5 hour clock starts ticking not after the end of your previous break (so anywhere between 540 and 1040), but 5, 10, etc. hours after the beginning of your shift (so I'd have to get a break by 745, then another by 1245, making it so I could so 5+ hours at a time without a break). So, who is right, me or my supervisor?
Under DoL law, an employee must get a 20 minute break every 5 hours. I started a shift at 245 yesterday, was given my first 30 minute break (they're 30 at "Seven Flags") at 510, I came back at 540, and was clocked out at 1040. Just to make sure that I didn't go into violation (I did this around 1030), I told my supervisor that I'd go into violation at 1040. He said that I wouldn't go into violation until 1245 in the morning (already illegal in and of itself). He says that your 5 hour clock starts ticking not after the end of your previous break (so anywhere between 540 and 1040), but 5, 10, etc. hours after the beginning of your shift (so I'd have to get a break by 745, then another by 1245, making it so I could so 5+ hours at a time without a break). So, who is right, me or my supervisor?
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