@top.law.assist: Those 15 unpaid minutes before your shift can become an employment law issue when you're already doing required work. Your employer wouldn't let customers skip the bill. So why are you opening the store or sitting through a pre-shift huddle for free? For hourly employees, that work generally needs to be paid. Keep a two-week log of your required arrival time, actual clock-in, and the tasks you did in between. Small amounts of unpaid time add up. Save this and send it to the coworker who always starts early. #EmploymentLaw #UnpaidWages #OffTheClockWork