Yard Meal Period Denied

The claim:

When denied a meal period, instructed to eat on locomotives, denied 2nd meal period or not allowed the full 20 minutes for lunch.
1st meal period is 20 minutes and must be taken between 4 1/2 and 6 hours after starting work.
2nd meal period when required to work 2 hours of overtime. 2nd meal period is for a reasonable amount of time.
Transport time or time spent securing equipment is not to be counted as part of the 20 minute lunch period.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION:

¨ A copy of your federal tie-up.

¨ Time Manager/Yardmaster informed you of denied meal period.

¨ Manager/Yardmaster name.

- Time movement stopped, equipment was secured, time you arrived at a suitable location for lunch and time you were instructed to return to work.

REQUIRED CLAIM LANGUAGE:

DENIED 1ST LUNCH:

CLAIM 100 MILE BASIC DAY FOR NOT BEING ALLOWED A PROPER MEAL PERIOD. WAS CALLED ON DUTY FOR (ASSIGNMENT) AT ______ HRS ON (date) . AT ______ HRS INFORMED (YARDMASTER NAME) OF NEED FOR REQUIRED MEAL PERIOD. AT HRS WAS ORDERED PER __________, THAT I WAS NOT TO TAKE A MEAL PERIOD AND WAS TO CONTINUE WORKING FOR ENTIRE SHIFT WITHOUT BEING ALLOWED TO EAT. CLAIM 100 MILE BASIC DAY FOR NOT BEING ALLOWED A MEAL PERIOD AS PER RULE 6.

DENIED 2ND LUNCH:

CLAIM 100 MILE BASIC DAY FOR NOT BEING ALLOWED A PROPER 2ND MEAL PERIOD. WAS CALLED ON DUTY FOR (ASSIGNMENT) AT ______ HRS ON (date) . AFTER HAVING WORKED 2 HOURS OVERTIME, AT ______ HRS INFORMED (YARDMASTER NAME) OF NEED FOR REQUIRED 2ND MEAL PERIOD. AT HRS WAS ORDERED PER __________, THAT I WAS NOT TO TAKE A 2ND MEAL PERIOD AND WAS TO CONTINUE WORKING FOR ENTIRE SHIFT WITHOUT BEING ALLOWED TO EAT. CLAIM 100 MILE BASIC DAY FOR NOT BEING ALLOWED A MEAL PERIOD AS PER RULE 6.

FORCED TO TAKE LUNCH ON THE LOCOMOTIVES:

CLAIM 100 MILE BASIC DAY FOR NOT BEING ALLOWED A PROPER MEAL PERIOD. WAS CALLED ON DUTY FOR (ASSIGNMENT) AT ______ HRS ON (date) . AT ______ HRS INFORMED (YARDMASTER NAME) OF NEED FOR REQUIRED MEAL PERIOD. AT HRS WAS ORDERED PER __________, THAT I WAS NOT TO TAKE A MEAL PERIOD AND WAS TO ONLY TAKE A BREAK ON THE LOCOMOTIVES. WAS NOT ALLOWED A PROPER LUNCH FOR ENTIRE SHIFT. CLAIM 100 MILE BASIC DAY FOR NOT BEING ALLOWED A LUNCH PERIOD AS PER RULE 6.

NOT ALLOWED FULL 20 MINUTE LUNCH PERIOD:

CLAIM 100 MILE BASIC DAY FOR NOT BEING ALLOWED A PROPER 20 MINUTE MEAL PERIOD. WAS CALLED ON DUTY FOR (ASSIGNMENT) AT_______HRS ON (DATE). AT_______HRS WAS INSTRUCTED BY (YARDMASTER NAME) TO TAKE LUNCH. ARRIVED AT THE CREW ROOM FOR LUNCH AT ______HRS AND AT ______HRS WAS INSTRUCTED BY (YARDMASTER NAME) TO RETURN TO WORK. CLAIM 100 MILE BASIC DAY FOR NOT BEING ALLOWED A 20 MINUTE LUNCH PERIOD AS ALLOWED IN RULE 6.