What is the name of your state? IN
Was reading a little about the person being sent home from work early, if they should be paid for hours scheduled when there wasn't any work... Kinda got a similar story.
First off, not looking to sue anyone, or really even look to get any money, this is soley out of curiousity.
In October, my wife took a part-time seasonal job. A few times during her tenure there (the seasonal position ended after Christmas) there were a few times that she was scheduled for work, and they sent her home before her scheduled time was up. Usually, she worked 4 hour shifts and was sent home sometimes after one hour. Other times, they called her beforehand, saying they didn't need her to come in.
Now, again, she's not mad or anything, actually, she had a fulltime 40 hour a week job lined up that started the day after Christmas, so it couldn't have worked out any better for her. But, after reading a couple of similar posts, I had a few questions come to mind.
First, the times she was sent home. If say, she was working a 4 hour shift and was told to leave after an hour, could she get paid for another hour, which would have been half of the shift? Could she have gotten paid for all four hours? Could she have simply refused to leave and they would have had to pay her?
Now, the times they called her. Say, for example, she didn't answer the phone, didn't get the message and therefore, showed up for her shift as scheduled. Does she have any claim to the money she would have made that day? Or is it simply, "Tough luck, should have checked your messages."
Finally, just to repeat, she doesn't plan to file a lawsuit or anything, the situation worked out very well, and she's already been invited to go back for Easter (It was a photography studio, I guess Christmas and Easter are their high points). I'm just personally curious, from a legal standpoint, does she have any claim?
-Bill
Was reading a little about the person being sent home from work early, if they should be paid for hours scheduled when there wasn't any work... Kinda got a similar story.
First off, not looking to sue anyone, or really even look to get any money, this is soley out of curiousity.
In October, my wife took a part-time seasonal job. A few times during her tenure there (the seasonal position ended after Christmas) there were a few times that she was scheduled for work, and they sent her home before her scheduled time was up. Usually, she worked 4 hour shifts and was sent home sometimes after one hour. Other times, they called her beforehand, saying they didn't need her to come in.
Now, again, she's not mad or anything, actually, she had a fulltime 40 hour a week job lined up that started the day after Christmas, so it couldn't have worked out any better for her. But, after reading a couple of similar posts, I had a few questions come to mind.
First, the times she was sent home. If say, she was working a 4 hour shift and was told to leave after an hour, could she get paid for another hour, which would have been half of the shift? Could she have gotten paid for all four hours? Could she have simply refused to leave and they would have had to pay her?
Now, the times they called her. Say, for example, she didn't answer the phone, didn't get the message and therefore, showed up for her shift as scheduled. Does she have any claim to the money she would have made that day? Or is it simply, "Tough luck, should have checked your messages."
Finally, just to repeat, she doesn't plan to file a lawsuit or anything, the situation worked out very well, and she's already been invited to go back for Easter (It was a photography studio, I guess Christmas and Easter are their high points). I'm just personally curious, from a legal standpoint, does she have any claim?
-Bill
