who here knows something about labor law?

or can point me in the right direction?

i started training in a new job (driving people in wheelchairs to and fro) and they told me i should come in early,on my own time,to map out all the stops in my manifest.
i would not be paid for this,but "everyone does it" so i should do it too.

i have map skills,better than anyone else in my training class.
in fact,i would finish mapping out and help the others with their mapping.

i was made to feel like a troublemaker,and they would be keeping an eye on me.

i was also told they wouldn't put it in writing,so i couldn't use it against them.

i'm pretty steamed right now,as you can imagine.

(added on edit,when the hell did i get a star? if i wanted a damn star i would have paid for it myself)

You might want to give them a call if you are not union.

If you are a member of a labor union call your local ASAP. Homework or demanding early "off time" or unpaid work is usually a problem avoided with most union contracts.


Laura

I'm keeping an eye on you. :evilgrin:

What they have asked is illegal, but it seems unlikely that you can do a tanj thing about it. Under the Bush administration, it is unlikely the NLRB would give you the time of day if you sent them a watch.

Plus, it seems likely that you will spend hours of time and effort in an attempt to make up for coming in 5 minutes early. You might be able to make it up by adding 5 minutes to your lunch break, or calling in sick one day a year when you are not really sick. :evilgrin:

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/calawquery?codesection=lab&codebody=&hits=20

LABOR CODE
SECTION 200-243

200. As used in this article: (a) "Wages" includes all amounts for
labor performed by employees of every description, whether the
amount is fixed or ascertained by the standard of time, task, piece,
commission basis, or other method of calculation.
(b) "Labor" includes labor, work, or service whether rendered or
performed under contract, subcontract, partnership, station plan, or
other agreement if the labor to be paid for is performed personally
by the person demanding payment.

i came in at 0400 and my instructor wrote that i started at 0440,i asked him why,and he said that's when HIS shift started.

this morning i was scheduled to start at 0540,but when i showed up exactly on time the window supervisor said i should have showed up early enough to get everything mapped out by 0540.
one of the new guys i talked to in the break room had been showing up as much as two hours early each day to map out his itinerary.

i also found out that the union has filed a greviance,but it doesn't apply to me because i am a trainee,and there is a 90 day waiting period before i am protected.

While they can fire people, states are usually pretty good about enforcing payment for work actually done. See if you can find an information number to make a complaint to the Department of Labor.

employment security commission :shrug:

contacting them, i mean