Clock-In and Clock-Out Records
Save screenshots from timekeeping applications, attendance records, and work schedules.
NEW YORK WORKERS’ RIGHTS
OFF-THE-CLOCK WORK
Do you perform work before clocking in, after clocking out, or from home without being paid?
Time that your employer knows or permits you to work may be compensable, even when it occurs outside your scheduled hours.
COMMON EXAMPLES
WORK DOES NOT ALWAYS END WHEN YOU CLOCK OUT
Off-the-clock work may include small tasks that happen every day. When added together, those tasks may represent a significant amount of unpaid working time.
- Preparing tools, equipment, or a workstation before clocking in.
- Cleaning, closing, organizing, or completing reports after clocking out.
- Responding to work-related calls, messages, emails, or instructions from home.
- Completing paperwork, records, training, or administrative tasks without recording the time.
- Continuing to work because a supervisor requires you to finish a task outside your recorded hours.
INFORMATION THAT MAY HELP
DOCUMENT THE TIME YOU ACTUALLY WORK
Keep information that may help compare your recorded hours with the work you actually performed.
Messages and Emails
Keep instructions, calls, messages, or emails sent before or after your scheduled shift.
Pay Stubs
Compare the hours you were paid for with your schedules and the time you actually worked.
Notes and Photographs
Record dates, tasks, and duration. Photographs and application records may also be helpful.
DID YOU KNOW?
INFORMATION ABOUT HOURS WORKED
Select a question to see more information.
Work that an employer knows about or permits may be compensable. The answer depends on the specific facts, the nature of the task, and other circumstances.
It may count when you perform work-related tasks such as responding to messages, preparing reports, or completing work required or permitted by your employer.
Internal authorization policies do not necessarily remove an employer’s obligation to pay for work it knows about or permits. Document the instructions you receive and the time you work.
Yes. If the additional time raises your total hours above the applicable threshold during the workweek, it may affect your overtime calculation. Exceptions may apply, and every situation should be reviewed individually.
GET MORE INFORMATION
DID YOU WORK TIME THAT DOES NOT APPEAR IN YOUR PAY?
Schedule a free consultation so we can learn more about your schedule, the tasks you performed, and your possible claim.
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