How many hours in a day can an employer work you before you can get rest?
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How many hours in a day can an employer work you before you can get rest?
I already work 16 hours a day and she wants us to work more.
Asked on February 7, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Kentucky
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Except in certain specific industries or jobs, where hours are capped for safety reasons (like truck drivers, airline pilots, doctors in certain states), there is no upper limit--an employer can require you to work as many hours as the employer wants, subject only to the following:
1) If you are an hourly employee, you must be paid for all hours worked.
2) If you are not exempt from overtime (and hourly employees are never exempt, with a very few exceptions, like certain sales staff; that is, they can almost always get overtime), you must be paid overtime when you work more than 40 hours in a week.
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