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By lomelth (Thu Oct 09, 2008 at 10:58:08 PM EST) (all tags)

can an employer force you to work more hours?

can an employer make you work more than 40 hours a week (they want 50 hours out of each person to start making cut backs on other workers), even if you don't consent to these hours? does it matter what state you live in? if so, new york would be the state in question and when does the overtime clock take effect at 40 hours or 44 or 47.5? are there any laws protecting a person from being fired for not wanting to work more hours?

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which state matters by lm (2.00 / 0) #1 Thu Oct 09, 2008 at 11:13:23 PM EST

As does whether the employees are exempt or non-exempt.

For federal laws go here. For state laws check with the particular state government.

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Labour laws? by TurboThy (4.00 / 1) #2 Fri Oct 10, 2008 at 02:07:04 AM EST

What are you, some sort of marxist?

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R? by Breaker (2.00 / 0) #4 Fri Oct 10, 2008 at 03:50:07 AM EST

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Rubenesque ?

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No by gpig (2.00 / 0) #6 Fri Oct 10, 2008 at 05:24:44 AM EST

Or at least, not for long -- if they do that I go and work somewhere else.
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Pick a country? by Merekat (2.00 / 0) #7 Fri Oct 10, 2008 at 05:48:49 AM EST

EU countries covered by the Organisation of Working Time directive who did not include an opt-out (silly Brits) may not force you to work outside the boundaries contained in their local implementation, but it is not as simple as 40 hours and go.

Short Answer: Yes by codemonkey uk (2.00 / 0) #8 Fri Oct 10, 2008 at 06:49:58 AM EST

Long answer: If you are genuinely valuable to the company you may have some negotiating leverage to keep your hours down, but seriously, as long as there are people willing and able to replace you, you don't have a leg to stand on.

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Only if you're hourly by georgeha (4.00 / 1) #9 Fri Oct 10, 2008 at 07:10:51 AM EST

if you're on a salary, modest overtime is expected, lots of overtime might get you comp time.

Comp time by ad hoc (2.00 / 0) #11 Fri Oct 10, 2008 at 10:36:11 AM EST

is illegal in many states.

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I don't know about New York by georgeha (2.00 / 0) #12 Fri Oct 10, 2008 at 10:38:48 AM EST

we're pretty informal about it here.

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Here too by ad hoc (2.00 / 0) #13 Fri Oct 10, 2008 at 10:49:05 AM EST

I just mean that your employer cannot force you to work and pay you with comp time. If you agree to it, that's one thing, but they, by law, are required to pay you with cash money, not promises of future time off.

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Is that state or federal law? by garlic (2.00 / 0) #14 Fri Oct 10, 2008 at 04:20:56 PM EST

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: State by ad hoc (2.00 / 0) #15 Fri Oct 10, 2008 at 04:24:02 PM EST

(Massachusetts). I'm not sure if it's Federal or not.

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