 How many of you have worked before you punched in? I know a lot of you have. Did you know that's hours worked? Any time you start your day and work for the employer, that is considered pre-shift work and it's work time. How about working after hours? Your boss tells you that you have to stay and finish this big job and he says, you're going to get off at five at your normal time and you go and punch out and you continue to work. That's called post-shift work. But it's hours work. It's compensable time and by federal law, you're required to be paid for that.