If you work 7 consecutive days is it legal to not provide an extra day off?
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If you work 7 consecutive days is it legal to not provide an extra day off?
I worked on Wednesday, double shift
Thursday, Friday, double shift Saturday,
Sunday, double shift Monday, and will work a
double Tuesday.
I’ll have two off days after that but, is
it legal to not provide another day off?
Asked on March 12, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, Colorado
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
There is no maximum number of hours or days in a row that an employee can be scheduled to work. That is unless they work in certain professions or in certain occupations such as truck drivers, airline pilots, certain medical jobs, etc. Otherwise, you are in an "at will" employment arrangment so your company can set the conditions of your employment much as it sees fit (absent some form of legally actionable discrimination).
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
There is no maximum number of hours or days in a row that an employee can be scheduled to work. That is unless they work in certain professions or in certain occupations such as truck drivers, airline pilots, certain medical jobs, etc. Otherwise, you are in an "at will" employment arrangment so your company can set the conditions of your employment much as it sees fit (absent some form of legally actionable discrimination).
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