can an employer require overtime from exempt and nonexempt employees?
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can an employer require overtime from exempt and nonexempt employees?
I have a director that is leaving the company and is requiring that all employees managers and hourly work 18 hours of overtime. Can he really make overtime mandatory for all employees even after he leaves?
Asked on June 26, 2019 under Employment Labor Law, Colorado
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 4 years ago | Contributor
After he actually leaves, what he wants is irrelevant: whomever is in charge after he leaves makes the decisions. But while he is still there, even after providing notice of his pending departure, he can require everyone, exempt and nonexempt, to work ANY amount of overtime; the law does not limit how much overtime any employee can be required to work. Nonexempt employees will have to be paid for their overtime, of course, but exempt employees get no extra pay.
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