Question of legallity of bosses actions?

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Originally Posted by Bigwigbob

I work at a small cafe in an even smaller town. Thursday nigt the boss asked me to wrap potatoes in aluminum foil to bake the next day. I got to doing other things and completly spaced out the potatoes. The next day when I came in the boss had docked me an hour for "not getting all my work done". Can she legally do this and if she cannot does anyone know where I should turn her in to?

Call the office of the Labor Commissioner of your state. It should be in your phonebook under state government listings. As far as I know, if you are an hourly employee you must be paid for time worked or your employer gets a fine and has to pay you back. This may be a People's Republic Of California thing, but if my boss told me that I'd tell him to kiss my fat hairy ass. To his face. In those words.