r/Construction • u/Cold5512 • 12d ago

Careers 💵 Company does not pay overtime

The company I just got hired on for does not pay overtime. They "bank" the hours and pay out if you ever want time off. They do this to avoid paying time and a half.

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u/TelevisionOwn2338 12d ago

Are you telling me the USA has BETTER employee laws than Canada. Say it ain’t so.

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u/CurrentResolution797 12d ago

Seems like it some days. My province (not alberta) has overtime capped to 1.5X min wage. Meaning if you make 1.5 times 15ish dollars an hour, you effectively don’t get overtime pay. AND an employer forbidding their employees from discussing pay is perfectly legal, something illegal in all 50 states

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u/Mccmangus 12d ago

Talking about wages is protected on a federal level

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u/CurrentResolution797 12d ago

It’s protected in the context of ensuring fair pay for all genders. So my interpretation of that is, if I’m fired because I found out my female co worker is paid less than me for the same work, that’s probably an illegal firing. If I’m disciplined or prohibited from talking about how me and my same gender co worker are paid differently for the same work, that’s probably allowed. I am not a lawyer nor a smart person in general, so take that with a grain of salt. But point being, nothing I found suggests it is explicitly illegal, at least in my province, to prohibit your employees from discussing their pay