Shift pay is legal. However, it it a small way of ripping you off. The problem with shift pay is ostensibly “What happens when I work overtime?“ The law does not specifically prohibit the employee from being paid a partial amount of “shift pay”, yet try and collect your “overtime”. If I were the employee in this situation, I would monitor my hours worked very closely, and if my total number of hours worked equated with a half or third, or quarter of a shift, I would ask for that amount of time in my pay. However, Good Luck. Most employers use “shift pay” to rip employees off. It is not an area that has a clear cut rule. It is allowed under the law, esp if you are a part-time worker. You can see why if you total your hours worked for the day, and it equals 7. It’s another good way for employers to avoid paying alot of SS tax on their payroll quarterly as well.
