Can an employer make you work a 24 hour shift?

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Can an employer make you work a 24 hour shift?

Asked on October 18, 2015 under Employment Labor Law, Florida

Answers:

M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 8 years ago | Contributor

Certain professions have a legal cap on just how many hours a worker can be scheduled to work e.g. airline pilots, certain medical professionals and the like. Otherwise, unless you have protection under the terms of a union/collective bargaining agreement, employment contract or company policy, you can be scheduled to work 24 hours in a row. Also, your treatment cannot be due to any form of actionable discrimination or retaliation.
The fact is that in an "at will" employment relationship, an employer can set the terms and conditions of employment much as it sees fit and deems necessary an employee can either quit, comply with their employers request, or refuse to comply and risk termination. While seemingly unfair, it is the law.


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