Employer Cutting Off Extra Hour And Asking For Me To Pay For Material
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Location: Pennsylvania, right outside Philadelphia area.
I work part-time at a vinyl wrap shop. $16/hr, 34hr work week average, biweekly pay around $870.
I am the only employee at this shop.
Long story short, we had a client come in for a “re-order of vehicle graphics.” In order of events:
I took pictures and talked with the client, drew up estimate, including the year we’re redoing the graphics from
Reviewed with my employer/the owner
Sent client estimate via email
Client paid with a check
I started the design file with those graphics. I told the owner to review. She prints the graphics
I asked the owner when we could schedule him since he asked. Owner gave me dates. We schedule him.
Install comes and goes. Client comes to pick up. He inspects the car for a bit, comes inside, and pays with a check. He then leaves
Client calls two minutes later. He asks why his graphics don’t look like the truck we did four years ago. I am confused. Client send pictures to compare both trucks. There are slight differences. I grabbed graphics from the most recent invoice, while he wanted graphics from a much older job.
Owner blames me. Owner tells me I need to remove graphics on my own time. She tells me I will be paying out of pocket for the replacement graphics.
I stay clocked in while removing the wrong graphics for about an hour.
Today I came in and was told that the hour from yesterday is getting removed by editing my time in the app with a note. I am also still expected to pay the new material in full. I have asked if I can make up that pay with off the clock hours, and I got an “I guess so.” She has yet to inform me how much I owe.
Some questions:
1- Is this wage theft?
2- What actions can I take?
3- Should I take any actions while still employed?
4- How to find a lawyer if needed
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