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Mandatory Work Meetings/training Sessions On Scheduled Days Off

Location: Louisiana, USA. Private employer, non-union, non-exempt hourly employee.

My employer has required us twice now to attend mandatory, in-person training sessions on days we were not already scheduled to work. Attendance is mandatory in order to continue employment.

The issue I have is how pay is handled. We are not told ahead of time that the trainings would be paid at a lower hourly rate than our normal wage. The lower rate is only mentioned once we were already at the training (in one case, it was disclosed at the end of the class in a packet). The training time is retroactively added to the time-keep system by management after the training occurred. I have emails showing attendance was mandatory and pay stubs/work schedules showing the lower rate.

When I expressed concern to management, I was told “that’s just how it is.”

So, my questions are

-Is it legal to pay a lower rate for mandatory training if that rate isn’t disclosed in advance?

-Does it matter that the pay rate was only disclosed after the work was done?

-Would this fall under a wage complaint with the Department of Labor?

Thanks for your time!

Edit: The paid wage is indeed higher than minimum wage, but is $10/hr less than my normal wage.

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