What to do if my workplace has required employees in another department to work 7 days a week for the next 3 weeks?
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What to do if my workplace has required employees in another department to work 7 days a week for the next 3 weeks?
My department has required me and my co-workers to work 6 days a week for the next 3 weeks. My manager sent out an email to all of us in our department that if we discuss or talk about the discrepancy with members of the other department (we all work in the same room together), that there will be corrective action taken against the one who did it (I l work in a non-union environment). It seems to me to be a clear violation of the National Labor Relations Act. Am I correct, and is there anything I can do about this without having to be fired first?
Asked on January 23, 2013 under Employment Labor Law, Ohio
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Given what you have written about you are entitled to overtime pay for any hours worked over 8 hours per day or 40 per week. As to a violation under the National Labor Relations Act the threat of corrective action is improper if the extra hours are discussed with others who do not know about it. I suggest that you meet with your human relations department about your concerns and follow up with a letter memorializing what was discussed.
If you are penalized, consult with a labor law attorney and/or a representative with your local department of labor.
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