Is it considered illegal for an employer to require an employee to work7 days a week for several weeks?
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Is it considered illegal for an employer to require an employee to work7 days a week for several weeks?
Asked on August 9, 2011 Maryland
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
No, actually this is not illegal for your employer to do this. Unless you are a member of a protected profession (airline pilots, some medical personnel, etc), there is no legal limit to how many days in a row a person can be scheduled to work. This is true for both full or part-time employees. That having been said, if you are a non-exempt employee (typically hourly) then you are subject overtime laws. This means that for any hours that you may work over 40, such overtime is to be paid at 1 1/2 your hourly rate (i.e. "time and a half").
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