Can my boss make me come in on my day off to work 1 hour?
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Can my boss make me come in on my day off to work 1 hour?
I work full-time and feel like the changing of my schedule is causing me a lot of stres, especially with transportation being what it is. I have also been forced to work up to 10 days in a row. Next week, I work 7 days in a row in 2
Asked on October 13, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, California
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
First of all, yes you can be made to come in to work just an hour. That is unless this action violates the terms of a union agreement or employment contract. Also, it must not constitute some form of legally actionable discrimination. The fact is that a company can set the condtions of employment much as it sees fit. That having been said, if you are a "non-exempt" worker, you should be paid for all hours worked and to the extent that you work over 40 hours in a work week, or in CA over 8 hours in a work day, you are entitled to overtime pay.
Additionally, the state labor code provides that every employee is entitled to 1 day of rest in every 7 days, and that no employer is permitted to require its workers to work in excess of 6 days out of a 7 day period. Violation of the law is a misdemeanor.
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