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is it legal to make a plumber work 21 hours straight and only allow them 2 hours sleep to go back again for another 16 hour day?
Asked on January 22, 2019 under Employment Labor Law, Florida
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
As a general rule, there is no limit as to the number of hours/days in a row that someone can be made to work or how many hours there should be between shifts. The exceptions would be for regulated occupations such a certain medical personael, truckers, airline pilots or the like. Absent one of those eceptions, an employer can set the conditions of work much as it sees fit unless there exists a union agreement/employment contract to the contrary or some form of legally actionable discrimination is involved.
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
As a general rule, there is no limit as to the number of hours/days in a row that someone can be made to work or how many hours there should be between shifts. The exceptions would be for regulated occupations such a certain medical personael, truckers, airline pilots or the like. Absent one of those eceptions, an employer can set the conditions of work much as it sees fit unless there exists a union agreement/employment contract to the contrary or some form of legally actionable discrimination is involved.
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