u/Successful_Spot_7416

Hey everyone, I need a serious reality check before I blow up my relationship with my boss and coworkers this Monday.

I’m an hourly employee in Ohio, working a standard 40-hour week. I work the night shift at a high-security facility. Because of our strict site rules, I legally cannot leave my desk until my morning relief physically arrives. If I walk out early, it’s considered post abandonment and I could get fired.

For weeks now, the morning crew has been pulling a hustle. They use our mobile payroll app to clock in at the facility's outer security gate right on time. But then they drag their feet, grab coffee, and take 10 to 15 minutes to actually walk into the room and relieve me. Because I'm trapped at the desk waiting for them, I log out late every single morning.

Here is the problem: Our company's payroll software automatically "rounds" my clock-out time back to my scheduled end time. It literally deletes those extra 10 to 15 minutes of overtime from my paycheck every morning. Over the last month, it adds up to hours of unpaid work, which should be hitting my check as overtime.

When I brought the data logs to my supervisor, he gave me a lazy shrug and said, "It’s automatic, the system just does that."

The part that absolutely burns me is that every single morning, he stands by the door smiling and handing out enthusiastic fist bumps to the day shift as they stroll in late. He is actively letting them commit timecard fraud while ignoring my wage theft, just to be the "cool boss" and keep the morning crew happy.

So, am I overreacting for escalating this to corporate, or am I completely justified for refusing to let my coworkers' fraud and a glitchy app steal my overtime?

Hey everyone, I need a quick reality check before I drop a heavy email on corporate this Monday.
I am an hourly employee in **Ohio**, working a standard **40-hour week**, which means these missing minutes should actually be hitting my paycheck as **overtime**.

I work the night shift at a high-security facility. Because of our strict site protocols, I legally cannot leave my desk until my morning relief physically arrives to take over. If I walk out early, it’s considered post abandonment.

For weeks now, the morning crew has been pulling a brilliant little hustle. They use our mobile payroll app to clock in at the facility's outer security gate right on time. But then? They drag their feet, grab coffee, and take 10 to 15 minutes to actually walk into the room and relieve me. Because I'm trapped at the desk waiting for them, I log out late every single morning.

Here is the corporate scam: Our company's payroll software automatically "rounds" my clock-out time back to my scheduled end time. It literally deletes those extra 10 to 15 minutes of overtime from my paycheck every morning. Over the last month, it adds up to hours of mandatory, unpaid work.

When I brought the literal data logs to my supervisor, he gave me a lazy shrug and said, "It’s automatic, the system just does that."

The part that absolutely burns me? Every single morning, he stands by the door smiling and handing out enthusiastic fist bumps to the day shift as they stroll in late. He is actively sacrificing my paycheck and my night-shift exhaustion just to be the "cool boss" and keep the morning crew happy.

**My question is:** Under Ohio and federal FLSA laws, how do I address this when it’s a double violation? The app's rounding software is systematically shaving my mandatory overtime, but it's only happening because my supervisor is actively allowing the first shift to commit timecard fraud by logging in at the outer gate and walking in 10 minutes late.