US Department of Labor-Employee Benefits Security Administration

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No that's not correct. If you work more than 40 hours a week that counts as O/T. You may submit a "complaint", indicating that your ER is not paying you O/T while working more than 40 hours per week. Please include your ER name and address. With your full contact information and mail it to U. S. Department of Labor-WHD, Dallas Regional office, 525 S. Griffin Street, Room 800, Dallas, TX 75202.

By federal law you have a right to those tips. You may file a complaint on your employer. Come down to 525 S. Griffin St., Room 800, and tell them you are here to file a complaint. Tips are income.

If it's your last paycheck with the company you will have to go to your local workforce commission..... they handle last payday laws

That question is best suited to be directed to the Texas Workforce Commission you can file a question, complaint to have that employer business practices investigated. Always read and asks any questions and or concerns of the agreement contract before onboarding with any company.

Call the Wage and Hour division based upon your geographic location. You can find them at DOL.gov, search by wage and hour division in the agencies list.

If you work more than 40 hours in a week employers in texas are required to pay 1.5 times your normal pay for each hour that is past the 40 hour mark. So if you work 48 hours within 1 work week you are entitled to 8 hours of overtime. This link should help. https://www.overtime-flsa.com/overtime-laws-texas/

Yes they can make u take an unpaid break and not allow you to make up those hours in the state of texas.

No, you would need to file with Texas Workforce Commission

As Texas is a "right to work" state, Texas law takes precedence in most cases. Here are some resources that may be helpful regarding Texas workplace laws... https://smallbusiness.chron.com/texas-workforce-lunch-requirement-10113.html https://twc.texas.gov/news/efte/flsa_does_and_doesnt_do.html

https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/meal-rest-breaks-texas-employees.html https://smallbusiness.chron.com/texas-workforce-lunch-requirement-10113.html

Bi-weekly just means your pay arrives every 2 weeks. In other words, every other Monday, or every other Friday. It should have nothing to do with the amount of hours worked.

Is this legal

As Texas is a right to work (aka employ-at-will) state, most workplace rules & laws fall under the Texas Employment Commission... https://twc.texas.gov/jobseekers/employee-rights-laws

I don't believe reimbursement will hit a payroll check untaxed. Live personal checks usually are not taxed though. Hope this helps

that's owcp ... call your local office

In these type of cases in Texas, state laws typically take precedence over Federal laws. You should go to a Texas Workforce Commission local Workforce Solutions office to see if your employer is violating any Texas laws and to get assistance if seeing if you qualify for Unemployment Insurance and/or other federal and/or state assistive services.

File labor charges there are forms online and steps in process. I'm about to do the same!!

file a complaint in person at your local dept of labor office

Of course Mexicans Chinese Italians Mongolians Koreans Australians if they have permits for work

This isn't a department of labor issue..... you will probably need to contact the help desk with the Texas workforce commission

Yes you can.....we are on the 8th floor rm 800

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