Should I be paid for work performed on call-backs?

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Should I be paid for work performed on call-backs?

I do heating and air. Some companies have a policy that if you are called back to work on a unit that was worked on by yourself in the last 30 days, they will take however many hours out of your check to repair the call back. I always believed you should be paid for hours worked bo matter what and if you have too many call backs to just terminate the employee.

Asked on June 3, 2019 under Employment Labor Law, Mississippi

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M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 4 years ago | Contributor

If you are a non-exempt worker (i.e. typically, one who is paid by the hour), then you must be paid for all time worked. If you have not been, then you can make a wage claim with your state's department of labor. That having been said, you can still be disciplned in other ways such as having your hours or wages cut, being suspended or even being terminated, at least absent an employment/union agreement to the contrary.

M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 4 years ago | Contributor

If you are a non-exempt worker (i.e. typically, one who is paid by the hour), then you must be paid for all time worked. If you have not been, then you can make a wage claim with your state's department of labor. That having been said, you can still be disciplned in other ways such as having your hours or wages cut, being suspended or even being terminated, at least absent an employment/union agreement to the contrary. 


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