If I show up for my shift and them am sent home, does my employer have to pay me a mimnimum?
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If I show up for my shift and them am sent home, does my employer have to pay me a mimnimum?
I heard something about “the 4 hour minimum ” law.
Asked on August 10, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Indiana
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
No, there is no minimum. An hourly employee is only paid the time he or she works. The employer is free to set or change hours at will, including to send an employee home as soon as he or she shows up. When that happens, the employer would not have to pay the employee at all.
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