Work & Wages guide
Worked through lunch, but the time was still taken off your hours?
Put what happened into plain words: what your time record shows, and what you were actually doing during that time.
ClearRecourse.com is not a law firm. This guide is information, not legal advice. There’s nothing to fill in or send. Updated September 2026.
Does this sound like what happened?
For example:
- You stayed on call, answered phones, or watched the floor during lunch, and the time was still deducted.
- You couldn’t leave the station, the route, or the line during lunch, and the time still came off your hours.
- You were pulled back to work during lunch, and the deduction stayed.
- Lunch came off your hours even on days you worked through it.
If the work was mostly before or after your shift, the off-the-clock guide may fit better. This guide doesn’t say whether a lunch should have been paid, or what rules apply to your job.
Put the details in order
Write these down for yourself, in your own words. Nothing is entered or sent on this site.
What your time record shows
Your usual start and end times, and about how much time came off for lunch.
What you did during that time
Whether you kept answering calls, watching patients or customers, or staying at your station. Did work stop for all of it?
How often it happened
The shifts or weeks you remember, and whether it was most days or now and then.
Who knew
Whether you told a manager or used a way to report it, and what happened next.
Pay stubs, schedules, time records, or work messages may help you remember details. Nothing is uploaded on this site.
A few things worth knowing
Clear answers about this guide.
Does reading this guide decide anything about my situation?
No. This guide describes what your time record shows and what you were doing. ClearRecourse.com doesn’t give legal advice or say what the law requires.
Are these notes sent anywhere?
No. The prompts are for your own notes. Nothing on this page is entered or submitted. There is no form or upload.
Is ClearRecourse.com a law firm?
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What if long weeks are also part of this?
That is a separate guide. Read the overtime guide.
Your next step
Your notes are yours to use however you choose.