Can they work me 11 days in a row?
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Can they work me 11 days in a row?
I work in retail selling phones, I have not had an off day since the 10th. They have made me work shifts from 9:00-8:00 multiple times in almost the last 2 weeks to cover for other employees who wanted to leave early, and I am physically exhausted. Is this legal? Everyone else has had off days except for me and yesterday I was supposed to be off at 3:00 but my boss told me I had to stay until 8.
Asked on March 21, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, Texas
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
First of all, do you have an employment contract or union agreement that prohibits such a schudeule? Is your treatment the result of some form of legally actionable discrimination (i.e. due to your race, religion, nationality, age (over 40), disability, gender, etc.)? If not, then your company can set the conditions of your employment as it sees fit. This includes having you work 11 days in a row. The fact is that other than certain occupations/professions (i.e. some medical personnel, airline pilots, truck drivers and the like), there is no limit to the maximum number of hours that an employee can be scheduled to work. That having been said, if you are a "non-exempt" worker (i.e. those typically paid hourly), then you are entitled to be paid for all hours that you work, including any applicable OT.
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