My employer has made some questionable decisions lately that lead me to want to start keeping a meticulous record of how much I'm working each day. We have the standard business hours of Monday through Friday, 9am-5pm and I and my teammates are salaried (non-exempt).
In my state, anyone non-exempt working more than 40 hours per week is entitled to 1.5 overtime pay. Additionally, the state does not require employers to give meal breaks; we are allowed a half hour for lunch, but I can't recall if there's anything written to that effect. When I'm tallying up my hours, should I include that half hour or not? As an example, today a ticketing error meant that I worked from 9am until about 530pm with my lunch around 1pm. Should I record this as 8 hours or 8.5?