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Barrier Brewing Co.

So idk if this is completely terrible or what, the dept of labor did nothing to help me but I definitely feel I was owed money. I worked this job last year in NY (I left in September because of terrible conditions). I was a cellar manager and packaging operator. Basically took care of the beer and put it in cans, while occasionally assisting with warehouse orders. They salaried us at 40000-42000 and claimed it was based on a 45 hour work week. They regularly forced us to work 60 hours physical labor with no breaks or OT. When talking to the department of labor they said I 100% had a case… until they asked me if I’ve ever loaded a truck… Since I’d loaded a truck they threw out my case and basically told me that’s a loophole and if you load trucks you aren’t entitled to breaks or…


So idk if this is completely terrible or what, the dept of labor did nothing to help me but I definitely feel I was owed money. I worked this job last year in NY (I left in September because of terrible conditions). I was a cellar manager and packaging operator. Basically took care of the beer and put it in cans, while occasionally assisting with warehouse orders. They salaried us at 40000-42000 and claimed it was based on a 45 hour work week. They regularly forced us to work 60 hours physical labor with no breaks or OT. When talking to the department of labor they said I 100% had a case… until they asked me if I’ve ever loaded a truck…

Since I’d loaded a truck they threw out my case and basically told me that’s a loophole and if you load trucks you aren’t entitled to breaks or overtime.

I found out about this thread and figured I’d run it by you guys.

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