If an employer has you as a part-time employee but has you working 40+ a week, is it required by law to give you benefits?
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If an employer has you as a part-time employee but has you working 40+ a week, is it required by law to give you benefits?
Asked on August 12, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Arizona
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SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
The law does not require benefits at all--employers are free to not have vacation or sick days, not provide health insurance, etc. It is up to employers whether to have such benefits and which jobs get them. If other employees doing similar work to you and working similar hours receive benefits, then you should get those benefits, too--employers need to be consistent in the application of their policies--but if similar employees do not receive benefits, then most likely, you do not need to be offered any, either.
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