What can I do if I was hired to work full-time, which my company considers to be over 32 hours per week, but I’m getting less than 4 hours a day?
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What can I do if I was hired to work full-time, which my company considers to be over 32 hours per week, but I’m getting less than 4 hours a day?
My contract states full-time employee. Can I do anything about this? I am an RN case manager and was told I would have 25-30 patients but I only have 7.
Asked on January 8, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, California
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
If you have an actual written employment contract which guarantees you a certain mininum number of hours, you could potentially sue the employer to enforce it: e.g. to be paid for missed/unscheduled hours and/or to force them to schedule you the minimum going forward. Contracts, however, are governed by their exact terms or language--they give you those rights, and only those rights, which they say they do by their plain terms. You are advised to bring the contract with you to an employment law attorney to review, to see what your rights are under it.
If you don't have a written contract, they can schedule for any number of hours they like.
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