Laws on hours an employer must give? Please serious answers only...?

Question

I live in Massachusetts and I need documents stating an employer cannot just give me an hour a day and that she has to give me at least 3 hours a day (which she hasn't been doing anyway.) Any other laws on her not laying me off because she doesn't want to pay unemployment would helpful too. I was fulltime before this and because there isn't work for me to do my hours have gone down steadily since end of Jan. Just today she told me to come in for just an hour a day....which is an unreasonable reporting requirement considering I have to drive at least 15 miles to get there. She told me to resign or work the 1 hour a day shift and she will not lay me off. I need this info so I can call my office manager tomorrow and let her know I will be reporting them to the attorney general if they do not meet proper hour/wage requirements.

I already filed for unemployment and I have been looking for work for 2 1/2 months now.......

I don't want to quit because then I can't get unemployment at all....she's just a witch who cares for nothing but herself.

Answer 1

Try the website below. I am only familiar with California state law. Good luck.

Answer 2

There are no Federal Laws. You might contact the Department of Labor in your state to see if they might have something.

Why don't you just take the hint and leave?

Here is what the Feds say about it:

When can an employee’s scheduled hours of work be changed?

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) has no provisions regarding the scheduling of employees, with the exception of certain child labor provisions. Therefore, an employer may change an employee's work hours without giving prior notice or obtaining the employee's consent (unless otherwise subject to a prior agreement between the employer and employee or the employee's representative).

Answer 3

Obviously if you have been cut back to 1 hour per day there are some other things going on that you aren't telling us about. Why not look for another job instead of spending so much time and energy trying to fight to keep this one. Even if you are able to get some resolution and get more hours do you really think your work environment will be a good one?

Answer 4

Find another job part time. Ride this puppy into the ground.

There are NO laws protecting you in this. This is a tactic frequently used to force an employee to quit, rather than pay unemployment. It could be worse, your boss could ask you to come in for one hour in the AM, then another in the PM.

Answer 5

I'm not sure in your state but in California you are required to have your employee work at least two hours if they are scheduled. You seem to have access to the internet, do a Google search for Mass. Labor Laws and look it up.

Answer 6

You can file for unemploymnet even if she hasn't laid you off.

You may file your claim during your first week of total or partialunemployment—to delay may cost you benefits

Contact your nearest Unemployment Insurance (UI) Walk-In Center immediately ... or by phone


File by Phone

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There are two ways to file an unemployment insurance (UI) claim: by telephone or in person.
File by phone
Call the TeleClaim Center at 1-877-626-6800 if you are calling from the following area codes: 351, 413, 508, 774, and 978.

Call the TeleClaim Center at 617-626-6800 if you are calling from any other area code.

TTY/TTD: 1-888-527-1912

How to obtain services by telephone
When you call the Unemployment Insurance TeleClaim Center, you will press a number on your telephone to choose services in English or another language.

Press 1 to file a new UI claim or to reopen an existing claim. You will be asked to enter your social security number and the year you were born. You will be transferred to a DUA agent who will help you file your claim.
Press 2 for immediate information on the status of your check. Enter your social security number and the year you were born. You will be able to obtain automated information on the status of your weekly signing or your UI check. This is the same information available to DUA staff. If there is a problem with your claim, you will be transferred to a DUA agent.
Press 3 for customer assistance, to resolve a problem, to provide a social security number for a dependent child, or to change your address.
Press 4 for information on the unemployment insurance program, how to file for benefits, and how to obtain job search and retraining assistance. You can listen to recorded information on the unemployment insurance program and obtain the addresses and telephone numbers of the nearest Career Center providing reemployment services and information on training opportunities.
DUA TeleClaim Center Hours
Monday to Friday, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm.


Shorter waiting times can be expected later in the week.

These hours are for telephone services only and do not apply to Walk-In Centers.

Calling the TeleClaim Center makes it easy to:
File a new claim for benefits
Reopen an existing claim
Be interviewed if there are issues that affect your eligibility
Resolve problems with your claim
Obtain up-to-date information on the status of your claim and benefit payment check
When you call the TeleClaim Center, you will be asked to enter your social security number and the year you were born—using the numbers on a touch-tone telephone. You will then be transferred to an agent who will take the information necessary to file your claim.


File in Person

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If you choose to do so, you may file your claim in person at a Walk-In Center. There are locations throughout Massachusetts. Some Walk-In Centers have limited hours. Check the hours of the Walk-In Center nearest you. At Walk-In Centers, you can:
File a new claim for benefits
Reopen an existing claim
Be interviewed if there are issues that affect your eligibility
Resolve problems with your claim
Attend a career seminar session

Answer 7

sounds like a genious plan by your employer , call a lawyer if you want but most of us would just get another job

Answer 8

You can file for partial unemployment.