Time taken off my check

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I’m a bartender in the state of location: Washington. I was told to clock out for the 5 minutes it took me to run across the street and buy a redbull during my shift. I came back to tickets that were rung in during the 5 minutes I was clocked out and had to make them as I’m the only bartender, functionally making zero difference in terms of me actually doing my work. Do I have any legal footing to press my boss about putting those 5 minutes back on my check? And before people get all puffy about the >$2 it is, if my boss cares that much about it so will I.

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    >And before people get all puffy about the >$2 it is, if my boss cares that much about it so will I.

    You can file a wage complaint here, if you like: https://www.lni.wa.gov/workers-rights/workplace-complaints/worker-rights-complaints