Colleen27
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Mar 31, 2007
Honestly if my job told me that reporting something illegal meant I was written out of the schedule that would make me even more determined to make a complaint. You could have also tried for unemployment on the basis of a hostile work environment should you have left
That's all very nice in theory, but not so much in practice when you need the job. DH has worked for several companies that violate labor law with impunity, and there's a reason they do so - they know the odds of facing any consequences are slim to none. At one, even the guy shoveling the snow had a managerial title and was classified as exempt - no overtime, just comp time that couldn't actually be taken because employers have such wide latitude on setting rules for it. And I know former employers have tried to make complaints, but I don't think any actually went anywhere or they'd have changed their policies. DH never did because he needed the paycheck - he just toughed it out while looking for work elsewhere.
Complaints aren't anonymous. You have to give your name and details of the violation for an investigation to take place. But don't worry - the same labor laws the employer was violating in the first place are there to protect you from being fired in retaliation.