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geffe71 t1_iryh0al wrote

I get unpaid lunch, but I also work 8.5 hours so that 30 minute lunch brings me down to the 8

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stuartroelke OP t1_iryu3kp wrote

This is the part that bothers me. I’m of the opinion that dedicating 8.5 hours to work—regardless of how that time is spent—should be fully compensated. That extra half hour would also qualify for overtime if lunches were paid, so employers would probably shift back to the standard “9 to 5” model.

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Beck316 t1_irywimf wrote

Then you have jobs that schedule you for 8 hrs, take the lunch out so you're paid for 7.5 and if you're called in to work a couple hrs on the weekend the OT pay only kicks in if your shift was longer that 2.5 hrs.

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