My Husband’s Employer Is Changing His Clock In And Out Times To Shave Hours Off His Paycheck

My husband works in a trade and is paid hourly, and he makes overtime if he goes over 40 hours a week. His manager has been changing his clock in and clock out times to make it look like he’s working less hours than he is. He clocks in and out on a work iPad on a digital system, so in theory there should be a record somewhere of when times are changed. He now takes screenshots every time he clocks in and out and then at the end of the pay period so he has proof of the changes. Each week 1-3 hours is missing due to changed punches.

He asked his manager about it once before and it did not go well, the manager got SUPER angry and claimed it was to reflect the hours he actually worked. The manager is an idiot so asked HR to back him up on being allowed to change the punches and HR immediately told him he was wrong and paid my husband for the time he took from him for that pay period. HR confirmed how he gets paid and it matches when my husband was clocking in/out. This all happened over text messages so it is documented that the manager said he is changing clock in and out times and why he thought he was allowed to do so. This really pissed off the manager and my husband decided not to say anything further for fear of being fired and just quietly started to gather proof. Manager continued to change times after the conversation with HR. Husband has talked to several coworkers about this and it seems like he is on the very low end of getting his wages taken compared to others at this company.

The good news is my husband already has another, better job lined up that starts soon and does not need to ever use this place as a reference. He wants to get all of his back pay, and also wants the company to have to pay back all of the other workers who are getting their wages stolen. We live in Florida, so from what I’ve found he has to go through the federal department of labor since Florida defers to them for wage theft complaints. I would like to hear from anyone who has information about this process so we know what to expect. My husband only has proof from the last two months or so of his changed punches, will they look further back to see how much was taken previously? There is no way to see if clock in and out times are changed on his end. Will they investigate for other employees or would they all have to complain themselves for anything to happen? What is the likelihood there will be any response at all? Thank you all for your help. Location: Florida