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I live and work in Kansas. I have worked in this store for 6 years, three of those years were for a previous owner. The previous owner paid me an hourly wage. The new owner paid me an hourly wage for about a year and then switched me to salary. I make less than $455 a week. I have never been paid overtime from this employer. When I have needed time off, I took that time off of my vacation pay( 1/2 day, one hour, etc) but once that was used up they started docking my pay when I had to be away even as little as one-half hour. I did tell them that this wasn't right but they insisted it was fair and continued this practice. My job at this business is to do the ordering, unpacking, marking and stocking the shelves, selling at the register all day long and keeping the store tidy....cleaning the toilet, windows, dusting, vacuuming, etc. I do not have the authority to hire or fire, set pay scale and no one works under me...my employer does that. Isn't it illegal for him to withhold pay from my salary? I understand if I am gone for one day or more that they can withhold pay but if I'm away for 15 minutes or 1 hour or 3 hours, they legally can't withhold my pay since I am on a salary, right?? I have worked overtime and have never been paid overtime, therefore I believe I am an exempt worker. Please advise and any information will be welcomed. Thank You!
I live and work in Kansas. I have worked in this store for 6 years, three of those years were for a previous owner. The previous owner paid me an hourly wage. The new owner paid me an hourly wage for about a year and then switched me to salary. I make less than $455 a week. I have never been paid overtime from this employer. When I have needed time off, I took that time off of my vacation pay( 1/2 day, one hour, etc) but once that was used up they started docking my pay when I had to be away even as little as one-half hour. I did tell them that this wasn't right but they insisted it was fair and continued this practice. My job at this business is to do the ordering, unpacking, marking and stocking the shelves, selling at the register all day long and keeping the store tidy....cleaning the toilet, windows, dusting, vacuuming, etc. I do not have the authority to hire or fire, set pay scale and no one works under me...my employer does that. Isn't it illegal for him to withhold pay from my salary? I understand if I am gone for one day or more that they can withhold pay but if I'm away for 15 minutes or 1 hour or 3 hours, they legally can't withhold my pay since I am on a salary, right?? I have worked overtime and have never been paid overtime, therefore I believe I am an exempt worker. Please advise and any information will be welcomed. Thank You!
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