<prompt> Human: My partner is a massage therapist at a popular franchise. He started out as full time at the front desk because he was in school for massage therapy and did not have his license as of yet. While he was front desk, he accidentally worked a couple of hours of over time a few times and was never paid for it. I know that is illegal as I have taken HR classes as part of my management training. However, after he moved to the back and became a massage therapist, his pay started getting funky. It turns out, he was only being paid for the specific time he was hands on with a client. So, for example, if he only had 2 one hour massages on a certain day, he would only receive 2 hours of pay even though he was there 8 hours. The rule is no one is allowed to leave, except on their lunch break, even if they dont have any clients scheduled. However, the owner says the massage therapists are contractors even though they never signed contracts stating such, dont receive a 1099, and most definitely receive W2s. He is required to be in the building 40 hours per week but could receive 0 pay if its running slow. The franchise owner has 10 of the clinics and other employees have said the same thing occurs at their locations. Any advice for us? We live in Ohio.  <response>: Your boyfriend is going to find a new job. 