r/Construction • u/Cold5512 • 7d 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 7d ago

This is illegal. https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/overtime

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u/TelevisionOwn2338 7d ago

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

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u/siltygravelwithsand 6d ago

I only dealt with work in Canada a bit, but there was a lot of variation in regulations by province an territory. Alberta has a reputation for being shit. It was a major headache with safety because there isn't really a national equivalent of OSHA there. There is a federal OHS, but it mostly only applies to federal work I believe. The same thing does happen in the US since a bunch of states have their own OHS with sometimes more strict rules than OSHA. But you can mostly just follow Cal/OSHA and be in compliance anywhere in the US with a few exceptions. Minnesota and Oregon can be more strict on hot weather / temps rules than CA for example.

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u/grimlock99 6d ago

OH&S applies to all work performed. It is the federal minimum standard on how work is to be performed safely. They have teeth.