Does Walmart owe us overtime pay?
I work at a Walmart in California. On December 24th, 2012 there was an attempted robbery at my store at about 6:30 AM... A single man went in the store with a rifle and was trying to get a manager...
NOBODY was hurt in the incident...
Once the associates realized what was happening, we evacuated the store. Obviously the police were involved and it ended up that the associates on my shift stayed at work for over 2 hours past the end of our shift... We work 10 PM to 7 AM.
We were stuck at work, on the clock until between 9-9:30 AM... We weren't allowed back into the store to work or to clock out and go home... We were literally standing at the front of the store while the police investigated.
In the weeks that followed, we never received the overtime pay reflecting that 2 hours, and there was no "Meal-Premium" pay...
At Walmart in CA, we are required to take a lunch every 5 hours. Otherwise WM is required to pay us for a lunch...
All of us had a lunch at either 1:30-2:30 AM or from 2:30=3:30 AM... So every associate had what WM calls a "Meal Violation" at either 7:30 or 8:30 AM...
Several associates have tried asking management and Human Resources, and I think a few even called Corporate... But nothing has been done about it...
So, I guess the real question is; Are we owed that pay, and should we get an attorney?