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Originally Posted by omahadealer
I have a question for any dealers who work in California card rooms that aren't Indian gaming/federal regulation gaming......
I'm looking to find how hourly rates work in other card rooms. The room i work in only pays for physical dealing time. Example if i work a 12 hour shift but only deal for 7, I would only be paid for 7 hours, even though I am required to be available on property to start new games, assist player, etc. In this example I also will never make overtime pay even though I'm there on property for all 12 hours.
Is it a standard practice in California card rooms??
Sounds fishy to me expecially in California so I took a quick look at the CA Dision of Labor website and found some things which make me believe this is not kosher.
for one thing the website tells me that an employer must provide a meal break (actually two for you if you are working 12 hours) and that
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If the employer requires the employee to remain at the work site or facility during the meal period, the meal period must be paid. This is true even where the employee is relieved of all work duties during the meal period. Bono Enterprises, In. v. Bradshaw (1995) 32 Cal.App.4th 968.
Based on this I really don't see any likelihood that what is going on with you is legal.
What I would suggest is that you take a look at his website
http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/ and then either visit the nearest office, or a labor lawyer.