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    My question involves employment and labor law for the state of: Florida

    Hi, Im not usually one to complain about work, but this is getting rediculous, and Ive spoken to my bosses several times.

    I work in retail, and my hours are being cut. Sometimes whole shifts are being deleted, and Ive had to leave more than 2 hours early on more than one instance. This is every week. I was wonder that, since they posted the schedule, is it legal for them to change it? Sometimes they give less than 24 hours notice, and when I come in "oh your leaving early". Thank you for your help!

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    Yes, it is legal for them to adjust the schedule to changing needs, no matter how long ago the schedule was posted. There are no laws in any state that directly address how an employer schedules his employees or makes it illegal to make changes.

    In a very small handful of states you would be entitled to partial pay for some of that time but unfortunately Florida is not one of those states.

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    thank you =)

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    Is there any chance that we could get a list of the states that do offer partial compensation? I am specifically interested in North Carolina as it pertains to me, however I am sure that many people who read this thread would wonder what states do and do not offer the partial compensation.

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    North Carolina is not one of the states.

    Ca., Ma., & Ct (some occupations) have reporting time pay statutes. (Those are the only states I can think of at the moment - if there are any others, someone may come along & add them.)

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    The following is a list of states that offer some sort of reporting time pay (includes Betty's).

    CA, CT, D.C., HAWAII, KS, MA, MN, NE, NH, NJ, NY, ND, PA, PR, RI, TX, WV.

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    Thank you! You have been a wonderful assistance.

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    Just as an FYI, not all of the states on mlane's list provide for reporting time pay as it is generally understood. In some of those states, the laws he is referring to involve things like pay for time spent in court on the company's behalf, split shifts, waiting time, and so on. Also, in some states indicated only certain industries are covered by the law in question.

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    There have been several questions about hours being cut to a smaller number, but what if you are given no hours at all. I live in Massachusetts and my job at first cut my hours in half. Then they refused to give me hours. They also claim that I am not fired. The reason given is because they mistakenly hired too many people and older workers are returning from vacation and working abroad. This seems like an easy way to get around unemployment pay by forcing the employee to quit instead of being fired.

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    Don't quit - you will not get unemployment insurance. Why don't you continue to work the reduced hours (whatever hrs. they might give you) while looking for another job? If you do, you *might* be eligible for partial benefits. If you continue to work at reduced hours, most states will see that as no fault of your own and pay a partial benefit. If you quit, you will get nothing.

    I would put in a claim for unemployment ins. - it sure can't hurt.

    P.S. You really should have started your own new thread. It gets confusing when there is more than one question under a thread. This is the 3rd under this thread.

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