Is it legal for an employer to ask a employee to do a job out of their job decription and not get paid for it?
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Is it legal for an employer to ask a employee to do a job out of their job decription and not get paid for it?
Asked on October 28, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Florida
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
There is nothing illegal per se for one's employer to ask an employee to do a task outside of his or her job description. My thoughts are that if someone does not try something new, how will he or she learn something more?
As to not getting paid, one's employer is required to pay his or her employees for work actually done regardless of job description.
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