if you're part-time, can your employer A.work you full-time hours and B.not compensate for benefit differences

Question

i started part time after 6 years of full time. My p.t. is T/W/R...9hours/day. 3 weeks later(10/31/06), i was told i had to start working full time hours November 1st to the 30th. So the next day i had to work 10 hours, as well as Friday that week. I was made to work the full time T/W/R/F, 10-11hr/days the entire month.
Then, on Nov. 30, my boss says I have to work Friday, December 1st ,too! (which is the next day) I almost wet myself. If that wasn't bad enough, on my paycheck, i received only 9hrs of holiday pay for Thanksgiving. I worked 10+hrs the day before and 10+hrs the day after Thxgvg. ????Is this legal????

Answer 1

Time to contact the NLRB. A labor union representative would be able to answer your question immediately and effectively or at least direct you towards counsel. Don't express your concerns to co-workers unless you fully trust them or else you'll probably be shipped down the road before you can make any challenges. I'm no lawyer, but I am union and a worker advocate, quit taking crap from that employer and talk to a lawyer!!

Answer 2

They can work you F/T for 12 straight weeks without giving benefits.