Suzy Smart works part-time in the Handi Mart convenience store. The manager at Handi Mart requires that each clerk arrive fifteen minutes prior to the start of the shift so that the clerk going off duty can review the sales figures and cash status with the replacement before leaving, but her extra fifteen minutes of working time was never recorded. Under which act can Suzy and her co-workers sue the store and the manager?

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The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires that employees be paid for all hours worked, including time spent preparing for work at the employer's request. Suzy and her co-workers can sue under the FLSA for not being paid for the extra fifteen minutes of work required by their manager.

Suzy Smart Works Part-Time in the Handi Mart Convenience Store