Work & Wages guide
Long workweeks, but no overtime on your pay stub?
Put your hours and your pay into plain words: how you were paid, the hours in a usual week, and what your pay stub shows.
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Does this sound like what happened?
For example:
- You worked more than 40 hours in some weeks, and your stub never showed overtime.
- You were paid a salary, and your weeks often ran long.
- You got a flat day rate no matter how long the week ran.
- The hours on your stub didn’t match the hours you worked.
Hourly, salary, or day rate: you can describe it in your own words. This guide doesn’t say how any job should be paid.
Put the details in order
Write these down for yourself, in your own words. Nothing is entered or sent on this site.
How you were paid
Hourly, salary, day rate, or another way, plus any bonuses, shift differentials, or other extra pay.
Your usual workweek
About how many hours you worked in a usual week, including time before or after your shift.
What your pay stub shows
The hours listed, and whether it shows overtime hours or an overtime rate.
What you actually did
Your job title and your day-to-day duties, in your own words.
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. A long week and a pay stub are details to put in order. ClearRecourse.com doesn’t give legal advice or say how any job should be paid.
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What if lunch time also came off my hours?
That is a separate guide. Read the lunch guide.
Your next step
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