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02-27-2009, 09:14 PM
I was paid under the table for 8 months.
I was a livein caregiver expected to sleep near the person for emergency and security reasons. Thru out the other hours I would do various chores while carrying a cellphone at all times to be on call.
I was paid a set fee each week plus room and board. Subtracting 8 hours sleep, that put my hours at 16 or 112 a week. Which comes to under $3 an hour.
Without notice, I was terminated.
Can I demand all those actual hours on call and/or working paid?
specifially, can i get those extra hours worked paid back either by minimum wage or overtime wage?
I was a livein caregiver expected to sleep near the person for emergency and security reasons. Thru out the other hours I would do various chores while carrying a cellphone at all times to be on call.
I was paid a set fee each week plus room and board. Subtracting 8 hours sleep, that put my hours at 16 or 112 a week. Which comes to under $3 an hour.
Without notice, I was terminated.
Can I demand all those actual hours on call and/or working paid?
specifially, can i get those extra hours worked paid back either by minimum wage or overtime wage?
