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    Jul 15, 2009, 11:06 AM
    Time clocks
    Is it legal for a supervisor to punch an employees timecard at the end of day if the employee forgets to do so?
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    Jul 15, 2009, 11:12 AM

    Where are you?
    Different states have different regulations regarding these things.
    Also, what type of company is this? A privately owned business, a stocked company (can't think of the term right now... xP), unioned?
    All of these things can change the outcome of the answer (as far as I know, depending on where you are).
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    Jul 15, 2009, 11:43 AM

    Helpinhere, could circumstance effect it too? I'm in CA and anytime me or one of my coworkers forgets to clock in or out we just let a manager know and they go into the computer and fix it for us. I've always assumed it was legal. So I would have thought the answer to dtruch's answer was "yes." but maybe its different if the employee doesn't say anything?
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    Jul 15, 2009, 11:49 AM

    I also live in CA. I know at WalMart, you aren't allowed to do that. However, if the timeclock (what they call it... sounds kind of stupid to me) has a line, or it's busted, or etc. you have to go to a manager, and they do it all manually (checking in or out).
    There's more I could go into, but a lot of it is WalMart specific, xD

    I know that privately owned businesses, unless there is some state/local law against it, can do the time however they want, and it is up to the owner(s) to take action if anything should occur. Just "letting a manager know" may not always work, because, depending on the regulations put into place, the law/policy may not allow that.
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    Jul 15, 2009, 11:59 AM

    I do work for a privately owned company. I just re-read the time clock page in our handbook. It says to let a manager know if we ever need to edit our time card for any reason. So I guess that's what makes it legal for us
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