<prompt> Human: Basically what the title says and they wont even budge and I always clock in 5 before the hour im scheduled. Help!  <response>: first they can require you to be fully prepared to work at your scheduled time , if not you can be disciplined. If it means you have to arrive 15 mins early to prepare that is not compensated. If they require you to be there 15 mins early no matter what or you will be disciplined it needs to be compensated. Most likely it is the former situation as the the latter would be a fairly big violation of labor laws. As for what you should do, talk to your manager or HR rep first- then go to the next level manager or HR and finally go to dept of labor. 