| No Lunch hour/long hours?
What is the name of your state? CA
First I am not sure if this is a Union issue or I should be in a different thread, which I apologize if that is the case.
Anyhow, my roommate works as a staffing manager. This job consists of her recruiting, doing sales, and filling in work orders.
As she first started they told her hours would be from 7:30-5:30. She generally gets off around 6:30-8:30 until all orders are filled or they "recommend you stay". I say recommend as they strongly pressure the employees to stay until all job orders are filled as their immediate supervisor will tell them they can't leave at 5:30 as there are job orders to fill.
She is salary exempt, meaning she does not receive any over time. In addition, to basically these 10-12 hour days, if someone calls them and they need a order after they have left work their manager makes her go back into work to fill the order that has now been opened. Basically she gets home then has to go back to work at 9:30 and stays until it is filled. This is not in the job description by the way. Not sure if there is anything illegal with that practice of if that does not apply to her since she's salaried exempt.
On top of that, her supervisor pressures her not to take a lunch at all. They frown upon anyone who takes a lunch and tell her well we all didn't take a lunch you shouldnt either, or say you can't go till like 3pm when supposedly they get out at 5:30. Going on, when she tells them she has to take a lunch to let her dog out they will say inappropriate comments about the dog and just put her down about having to leave "for a dog". I find this incredibly unprofessional and ridiculous for a fortune 500 company and was wondering if either of these issues, working late hours and/or not really given a lunch is a illegal.  | 
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