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Can an employer withhold overtime pay if you go overtime without approval? Hourly worker in NYC here

So my absolute dick of a manager always gets mad when I go overtime despite scheduling me an extra 5th day(I usually work 4 days a wk). She always says its my job to manage my own hours and of course, as the MANAGEr, she's completely right despite her being the one in charge of the schedule (it's only like 8 staff btw and she can very easily pull up my time clock). I'm almost always first in last out which is why 4 days a week usually works for me. During the last office meeting, she said going forward, overtime that isn't approved beforehand will be withheld and not paid out. Surely this has to be illegal right? I'd love for nothing more than for her to withhold my overtime pay so I can file a report with the Department of Labor and have the office fined for her…


So my absolute dick of a manager always gets mad when I go overtime despite scheduling me an extra 5th day(I usually work 4 days a wk). She always says its my job to manage my own hours and of course, as the MANAGEr, she's completely right despite her being the one in charge of the schedule (it's only like 8 staff btw and she can very easily pull up my time clock). I'm almost always first in last out which is why 4 days a week usually works for me.

During the last office meeting, she said going forward, overtime that isn't approved beforehand will be withheld and not paid out. Surely this has to be illegal right? I'd love for nothing more than for her to withhold my overtime pay so I can file a report with the Department of Labor and have the office fined for her absolute stupidity. A quick google search seems to agree with me (not with the repercussions, just that it's illegal) but I wanted to ask for advice. Thank you!

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