Alex Is it illegal to work while not clocked in?
Work performed by a nonexempt employee that is not accurately recorded or captured by the employer’s timekeeping procedures. Required by the employer recordkeeping provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and most state and local wage and hour laws. …
Can I be fired for working off the clock?
If you were eligible to be fired while you were on the clock (i.e. were not protected, contracted, etc.) then generally you can be fired while off the clock. Depending on circumstances the employer might have to pay you some hours if they required you to report to work prior to firing you.
Is it illegal to harass an employee off the clock?
While employers should prohibit unlawful off-duty activity, such as harassment and off-the-clock work, they shouldn’t forget that employees have certain rights off premises.
What happens when an employee forgets to clock out?
When an employee forgets to clock out, the difficult task of determining how many hours that they worked begins. Often, you may have to take your employee’s word for it. In these cases, a less-than-honest employee may be tempted to exaggerate the number of hours that they worked. Payroll Could be Inaccurate
Can you be fired for no reason at all?
This means that you can be fired for any reason at any time…or you can be fired for no reason at all. So long as you’re not a member of what’s known as a protected class and fired for discriminatory reasons, there is no obligation for an employer, absent an express contract, to keep you as an employee… You can be fired at any time.
If you were eligible to be fired while you were on the clock (i.e. were not protected, contracted, etc.) then generally you can be fired while off the clock. Depending on circumstances the employer might have to pay you some hours if they required you to report to work prior to firing you.
While employers should prohibit unlawful off-duty activity, such as harassment and off-the-clock work, they shouldn’t forget that employees have certain rights off premises.
When an employee forgets to clock out, the difficult task of determining how many hours that they worked begins. Often, you may have to take your employee’s word for it. In these cases, a less-than-honest employee may be tempted to exaggerate the number of hours that they worked. Payroll Could be Inaccurate
Is it illegal to use profanity while off the clock?
It doesn’t matter if you were technically off the clock. You were still on your employer’s property, dressed as an employee and acting totally inappropriately by loudly using profanity. I’d have written you up as well. What you did can at best be described as extremely unprofessional.