virginia: My manager keeps withholding my time card until I perform certain tasks that I shouldn't be doing unless I'm on the clock. I'm ALLOWED to clock in if I finish. The company specifically forbids employees from working off the clock. I need to know if Virginia has a law that forbids Companies from forcing employees to work off the clock. I realize I need to call my HR Dept. but I need to know how much I can leverage. Thanks!|||No, you can't be worked off the clock. Contact the National Labor Relations Board. http://www.nlrb.gov/ http://www.nlrb.gov/About_Us/contact_us/ The Agency also has a toll free telephone number that offers a general description of the Agency's mission, referrals to other related agencies and access to an Information Officer based upon the caller's telephone number. A Spanish language option is also available. Toll free access is available by dialing: 1-866-667-NLRB (1-866-667-6572) or (TTY) 1-866-315-NLRB (1-866-315-6572) for hearing impaired|||The deal in VA is that the moment you step in work you are clocked in. When you leave you clock out and leave the area. The reason the company forbids otherwise is because of employee liabilty. If you say, fell who could take them for much as you were working off the clock. If you kept a log or complained to whoever the government would cry foul. The company would face fines and they would be forced to fire this manager to avoid some of it. One company I know of had to spend $35K for a outside accountant that was certified by the state. Then they had to pay to track down past employees. Pay them and pay all current employees back wages. There is no company anymore. Odds are HR would be very interested in this. In VA it is utterly not allowed to have someone work off the clock. The manager is screwing around with his figures and bonus.|||Go right to your HR dept and immediately inform them of this situation. It is illegal in every state to make someone work off the clock. There is a liability issue the company has to adhere to. Also, if some of your duties include computer work then you must be clocked in before you can sign in. This manager needs a re-traning QUICK! Good luck and stand up for yourself.|||Well this is prohibited by the US Dept of Labor. Virginia is required to follow these basic laws. http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/offtheclock/i鈥?/a> "In general, "hours worked" includes all time an employee must be on duty, or on the employer's premises or at any other prescribed place of work. Also included is any additional time the employee is allowed (i.e., suffered or permitted) to work"|||no and in the event you get injured he or she will say you were not on the clock and they will NOT be held liable for your work related injuries,when you have free time search for another job and report the manager that is not allowing you to clock in.|||Federal law says you must be paid for the work done. They can not force you to work off the clock!!!!!!!!