I work at a daycare, which is extremely shitty work conditions to begin but here’s my question.
I’ve been continuously working overtime since I started, and am not getting paid for it. Around 48 hours a week sometimes more, sometimes less.
My boss is saying overtime ONLY kicks in at 42.5 hours because we get a 30 minute paid lunch, so her logic is that those paid lunches, since we’re “not technically working and “can leave,” (even though that’s bullshit because it takes 15 minutes to get to anything nearby) count into our “regularly scheduled hours.”
Is this legal and allowed? For reference, I’m in WA state. Regardless, I’m trying to get back pay from them because I’ve never been paid overtime rates for hours worked above 42.5.