...there? I've always when having to work over Daylight Savings, worked for good companies like Accor, who tend to treat their employees right. Unfortunately having moved, I'm now working for private owners of a hotel - and they're trying to tell me even though I have to be here for 9 hours, they only have to pay me for 8. I don't think this is right, and I've always gotten paid for that extra hour - and they've been known to screw their employees any chance they get when it comes to overtime. So, anyone know what I'm legally entitled to?
Unfortunately I work for Indians - everything to cut corners, including no time clock. They have us use hand written time sheets.... I agree that going to court over it isn't worth the 9 dollars an hour they're paying me (when minimum wage is 8.55!) - guess it's just time to find another job, rather than just look.

wow, this is really creepy to me because i just finished sending a text to my friend on night shift asking the same exact thing. he said he gets an additional "bonus" hour added to his paycheck for this bi-weekly period.

PS: if you have proof that you worked during the time changeover (aka your clock out stub/pay check, whatever shows you worked 8pm sat - 4am sun) then that's proof that you were actually there for 9 hours, so if they tried to screw you out of it you'd have legal legit proof they're not paying you for the hours you worked. Time is time, you spent 540 minutes there instead of 480.

Post edit: Well, until i researched it i had no idea the extent of which our laws don't apply to a native american reservation. Forget my answer, yes a US job has to pay you for that hour but a native american job does not. I mean morally they should but legally they aren't bound by any kind of consequence for not paying it. Whoever said suing would be a waste of time and money is right. I would assume that because they are 100% able to get away with it, they will definitely screw you out of that hour, unless they have some kind of higher moral value against it. Anyway, I also agree it's time to find a new job, one that respects and preserves your American rights!
http://library.findlaw.com/2003/Mar/24/132651.html
http://www.allbusiness.com/legal/litigation/458915-1.html
http://www.michbar.org/journal/article.cfm?articleID=715&volumeID=56

If you are an hourly employee and you work more than 40 hours a week you get overtime. Also, if you are an hourly employee you get paid regular wage for every hour you work up to forty hours. Failure to compensate you for your labor is a violation. You are entitled to regular hourly wage for every hour you work and time and a half for every hour over forty each week.

A copy of the wage laws is supposed to be prominently displayed in your workplace or at least readily available. Review these with your manager. If this short changing is common practice at this company they could be in real trouble if they are reported.

You are legally entitled to that hour. Employers have to compensate you for every single minute that you are at work.
You are legally entitled to sue, and if I were you I would make that clear to them. If you brought it to court, you would easily win, as your employer would have no case. Explain all this to them.
Granted, I'm sure you don't want to do all that for 1 hour's pay, but once you threaten to sue, I'm sure they won't hesitate to compensate you. That one hour pay is a lot cheaper than court fees!