What are my rights regarding training and then being required to work a full shift afterward?
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What are my rights regarding training and then being required to work a full shift afterward?
I work 3rd shift from 10 pm to 6 am. My employer wants me to work that shift, attend a 6 hour training class at 9 am and then drive 45 minutes home and be to work at 10 again that night. Can they enforce this?
Asked on December 10, 2015 under Employment Labor Law, Michigan
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
Yes, they can: employers have full and free discretion as to scheduling employees and the hours they work, and can require back-to-back shifts and/or attend mandatory training before or after work.
If you are hourly, they would have to pay you for all the hours you work--and mandatory training, since it is required by the employer, is considered "work" for this purpose and training time must be paid--and overtime for any hours past 40 you work in that week. But if you are an exempt salaried employee, they don't need to pay you anything more, beyond your salary.
If you don't work the hours your employer wants you to work or attend the training, you may be terminated "for cause" (i.e. no unemployment benefits).
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