Can you employer make you work overtime?
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Can you employer make you work overtime?
My employer is telling me that I need to be a team player and work overtime when it’s about to come up. However, my son is autistic and has doctor appointments daily to help him. They also do parent teaching as well. I told my employer that my son has daily appointments and I’m the only person who can take him. Can they still force me?
to stay and miss his appointments?
Asked on October 1, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, California
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
You can be scheduled to work overtime. While physically, you cannot be restrained form leaving your work premises, you can be disciplined for not staying. This can include suspension or even termination. In fact you can be fired for any reason or no reason at all, unless you have an employment contract/union agreement to the contrary or some form of legally actionable discrimination is the reason for your dismissal.
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