Is this legal???

[nate el bueno]

So Fry's Electronics had us (cashiers) working from 4:15 AM- 11:45 PM on black Friday, then 11:00-11:00 (me personally) and 10 hours today. My hours pretty much add up to 40 in those 3 days with half of those in 1 day. They base overtime on the amount of hours worked in a week, not daily, but i must ask, is there a limit they're pushing by making us work like that?:spock:

[nate el bueno]

yeah, and this is also pretty much a major suckage which i guess is why i threw the thread in here. i haven't even had time to pick my nose.

[SKinAZ]

Check out the IL Labor site (http://www.state.il.us/agency/idol/laws/laws.HTM).

[Kevster]

It depends on the labor laws in your state. If you were in California, there would be a large poster detailing the state minimum wage and the applicable labor laws in your break room area.

According to Illinois labor law (chapter 820):

The Minimum Wage Law requires that an employee who works more than forty (40) hours in any workweek is entitled to one
and one-half times his/her regular rate of pay for those additional hours of work. The following are completely exempt from
the overtime provision of the law: any employee employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity or
any commissioned employee working in a retail or service establishment as described in section 7(i) and 13(a)(1) of the Fair
Labor Standards Act of 1938; any employer of agricultural labor; salespeople and mechanics in retail automotive, truck or
farm implement dealerships; retail salespeople in trailer, boat or aircraft dealerships; and any employment of employees in the
stead of another employee of the same employer pursuant to a worktime exchange agreement between employees.

So while it may suck, yes they can in fact work you like slave. This is probably a good reason to stay in school, right?

[riskykougra]

yeah, and this is also pretty much a major suckage which i guess is why i threw the thread in here. i haven't even had time to pick my nose.

Start obsessively picking it while dealing with customers. That should get you more time off....:P

[nate el bueno]

Start obsessively picking it while dealing with customers. That should get you more time off....:P

ha, yeah-just get my check from last week first.

[Markel]

ha, yeah-just get my check from last week first.
Along with any employee-discount purchases that you want to get. :hihi:

[nate el bueno]

heh, speaking of that-we get really good discounts on headphones, cables, and i don't know what else, so if anyone wants a pair of shures or bose's (i don't know why you'd want bose, but anyway) i can probably get you a good deal.