Well gee...I was merely trying to let others know what happened to me. My contract only states that if I break it, I am responsible for the housing fees. My recruiter told me I had to make the shifts up. Then she mentioned that if I didn't, the fees would be taken out of my paychecks (plural). They weren't. They were taken out of one paycheck, and I didn't know it was going to be that very next one. Again, my contract is not over. I felt it wasn't fair to take out the full fee out of one paycheck.
I didn't know what I was thinking...I never thought I was going to miss any shifts. I was trying to help others to avoid this situation. I spoke with another agency, and the recruiter says their contracts are more explicit about what happens if a shift is missed. Mine didn't. Mine only states that I am responsible for the housing fees if I terminate my assignment before it is over.
I had no intention of breaking my contract. Again, I just didn't appreciate how this was handled by my agency.
As for the "overtime", my manager called me last week to come in two hours earlier so she could go home to pick up her kids. I ended up staying another hour because we were busy. This was approved by her. When I was out sick, she said I was lucky that they weren't busy.
Again, I know I am responsible for the housing fees if I miss a shift. I had 5 weeks left in the assignment. They could have taken out the fees in each of those paychecks instead of out of one paycheck.
Addendum to BEWARE!
I just got off the phone with the manager of the unit where I am working. I have 5 shifts to make up because I was sick. My travel company took out money from my paycheck for 3 shifts for housing. My assignment ends 04/03/2004. 
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