2006-07-05 14:08:09 · 8 answers · asked by ourbabysylvester 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
I think it depends on your state... call your local labor board, or check it out online.
2006-07-05 14:11:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the state, but the general rule is:
Hourly (aka "Non Exempt") employees can have mandatory overtime as long as they are paid for it. Labor laws do usually require that you be given at least 1 day off every 14 days, but some fields are exempt (e.g. "creative" professions) and rules vary state to state. Also, states differ on whether they consider overtime on a daily, weekly, biweekly, or monthly basis. For example, in CA working five 7-hour days and one 12-hour day in a week would give you 4 hours of overtime. In MD, the same week would have no overtime, since you only worked 40 hours.
Salaried (aka "Exempt") employees can never have their hours tracked, only their days, and cannot be explicitly forced to work overtime. Of course, they can be given so much work that they have to do overtime to complete it, but when the overtime takes place is up to them.
There've been a number of recent lawsuits related to overtime for salaried employees, and they all were settled in favor of the employees.
2006-07-05 14:52:21 · answer #2 · answered by JD 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, although most will at least give you a couple days notice so that you can rearrange your schedule.In my experience, the only thing that can get you out of it (with no repercussions) is a medical reason, like a typist that has carpal tunnel or something like that.
Just suck it up and smile, try to focus on the extra $.
If you refuse to work it, you could be fired. At the least, you will probably be viewed as uncooperative, insubordinate, not a team player and it will hurt your reviews/raises/bonuses/promotability/ all that good stuff.
2006-07-05 14:15:09 · answer #3 · answered by Mary K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-07-05 14:19:51 · answer #4 · answered by disorder1974 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my friends job made them do madatory overtime, it was crazy they work like 60 hour weeks to begin with before the mand. overtime. I dont know legally, but I am sure they have legal eagles covering that side of it for them.
2006-07-05 14:12:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on which state you live in.
Check out http://www.wagehour.dol.gov
It's the department of labor web site. They can give you most of the answers.
2006-07-05 14:11:35 · answer #6 · answered by ckm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes they can as long as they pay you time and a half or if you are salary you just got screwed you still have to do it. it is just like a scheduled day of work enjoy the extra cash
2006-07-05 14:14:22 · answer #7 · answered by Copenhagen makes me feel good 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes because if they need the help they can make it mandatory
2006-07-05 14:11:16 · answer #8 · answered by sweetz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋