A law about time clock adjustments for employers?

Question

I am a salaried employee in Utah. My employer implemented a time clock and stated that if we don't work a full 40 hours for the week, our pay will be docked.

But, each week, the person in charge of the time clock adjusts the times for whatever reasons, and there is no way I can be sure what my final time is. Is there some law that requires time clock sheets to be signed or verified or something along those lines by both the employee and the employer so that these changes can't be made without my knowledge?

All of my past jobs had some way of having the employee sign or verify the time clock hours before they were recorded.

Answer 1

how time is recorded is not mandated by law(the law only mandates that accurate records be kept).

most employers as policy have any changes signed off on by the employee in case of a wage claim. if the employer is making changes and not getting signatures then they are opening them-self up to a problem if a wage complaint is filed.

the assumption is that the original time punch is correct it is up to the employer to prove that the change made was legitimate.

you need to keep your own records and if at any time the hours don't match demand to know why and file a complaint with the state if need be. if you are in the position to be considered you may want to discuss the implications to the employer if they fail to properly document employees time.

as far as being salary and having hours docked that may be illegal.......

if you are salary exempt the employer can not deduct for hours or partial days. the allowed deductions for pay to exempt salary employees are narrowly construed.

for info on that part of your question:

http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/regs/complian...

and

http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/regs/complian...