Again?

[NellieBly]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? MA.

A decade ago, my coworker and I schlepped downtown to be fingerprinted for our jobs. We were not compensated for our time.

Fine. Whatever.

Today we got notices that we need to be fingerprinted and this time we need to shell out the equivalent of a day's pay (we're part time) for the privilege.

We still have the same jobs with the same municipality and I'm assuming the police department did not discard our original fingerprints.

We have to pay to go to work? I know the cost of working cannot bring your wages below the minimum wage. What formula do they use to figure that?

The irony is that we have to be above reproach for our jobs with the school department, yet criminals get fingerprinted for free.

I'm ticked.

 

[FlyingRon]

Unless you are an exempt employee you should be paid for this time if it's a condition of your job. If you're covered by the union, I'd complain to them. Otherwise follow the information on this page:
http://www.mass.gov/ago/doing-business-in-massachusetts/labor-laws-and-public-construction/wage-and-hour/

Criminals pay much more than your half day pay for the privilege of getting their fingerprints into the system I guarantee.

 

[cbg]

This may or may not be associated with recent changes to MA law regarding CORI checks. If it's required by the state they do not have to pay you for the time. If it's required by the school district they do.

 

[NellieBly]

I'm sorry for not cutting to the chase here.

My contention is, why should I have to pay to be fingerprinted when they already have my fingerprints on file?

Same school department, same municipality.

I even have the same address, phone number, name, rank, serial number.

I'm assuming I have the same fingerprints.

 

[cbg]

Because a recently signed MA law says so.

http://www.aisne.org/calendar/Fingerprint%20Advisory%20FEB%202013.pdf

 

[NellieBly]

Because a recently signed MA law says so.

http://www.aisne.org/calendar/Fingerprint%20Advisory%20FEB%202013.pdf

Well, let the record show I'm ticked about having to pay for it.

But thanks for your replies.

 

[Zigner]

I'm sorry for not cutting to the chase here.

My contention is, why should I have to pay to be fingerprinted when they already have my fingerprints on file?

Same school department, same municipality.

I even have the same address, phone number, name, rank, serial number.

I'm assuming I have the same fingerprints.

Heck...because your BOSS says so

 

[NellieBly]

Let the record also show that my boss is a jerk who got on my case for taking time off for cancer treatment.

Heck...because your BOSS says so

 

[cbg]

Let the record show that bosses who are jerks still need to be obeyed when they give a lawful order.