Can the LOD rescind a TM's 2nd break?
I'm talking, of course, a TM who has worked the required hours (at least 7 hours) to be eligible.
Can they say "No one gets a 2nd break on my shift?"
Their answer was "I've gotten with the other ETL's and blah blah blah."
"No second breaks on my shift."
I was like WTF???
So, this isn't some new rule I haven't heard of???
I'm in Louisiana and it wasn't an ETL: it was a SRTL.
A newly promoted one. However, they said they had the blessings of the ETL's.
When I mentioned the hotline, they asked me if I needed the number.
Kartman, I did some online research for you. I think that your leader(s) might be acting like a-holes because you don't have legal protection at where you are located. The Fair Labor Standards Act (federal law) doesn't require employers to provide meal or rest breaks so employees can only depend on their states and/or employers to provide them with breaks. In your case, the state of Louisiana does not have any laws requiring an employer to provide a meal or breaks to employees over 18 years-old. Your only hope is that Target guarantees rest and meal breaks to all employees.
The
Team Member Handbook says: "If you work in certain states*, including AK, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, IL, KY, LA, MD, MI, NV, NH, NJ, NY, ND, OH, OR, PA, UT, or WA, you must follow additional rules regarding your rest breaks and meal periods that differ from the ones discussed above. Your ETL-Human Resources will explain the rules to you." (Cited from page 26 of the 2014 edition. I don't have the newest version with me at the moment but it shouldn't be a huge difference, wording-wise.)
You fall under LA (Louisiana) so there are additional rules for your state. A paper detailing the rest break and meal period rules for your state should be hung up in TMSC somewhere. I know that my store in CA has it. Check that paper to see what rights you have at a Louisiana Target.
I might be able to find out some more info for you as well when I return to work.
Edit: Update -
@Kartman , Target does indeed provide its LA employees with duty-free breaks and lunches. If your leader(s) don't abide by the company policy, then feel free to call the hotline.