Q: My employer requires me to take a 30 minute lunch break after working 6 hours. Some days they don't give me that break
I need to be replaced by somebody since I work in the gas station part or the store. So I call in on a Walkie or phone to get that person. Some days I try every 10 minutes for 2-3 hours and nobody responds or picks up the phone. When the day ends the whole store is closed and I have to go home, but I wasn't able to take my lunch from my bosses not responding to me. The next day they wanna write me up for not taking it, simply because I couldn't take it. I'm worried they will fire me over this. What can I do if they fire me?
A: You might consider reporting them to your state's department of labor. After that, you can guarantee you will be a whistle blower, making it stupid for them to fire you or do anything similar.
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