What are my rights if I’m working part-time but doing full-time work?
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What are my rights if I’m working part-time but doing full-time work?
I was hired part-time a member of a team of part-time/flex time workers under the same position. There were 4 of us – 2 part-time 2 flex. I was hired as part-time but did a combined full-time workload. Now, the other part-timer has left and I’m the only part-timer left. Since then I have been doing the vast brunt of the work, basically being expected to do a full-time job in part-time hours. Even with the previous arrangement there was never a
Asked on June 15, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, Massachusetts
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
Unless you have protection against this treatment via the terms of a union contract or employment agreement or it constitutes some form of legally actionable discrimination, I'm afraid that you have no rights in this matter. The fact is that most employment is "at will". This means that an employer can set the conditions of employment much as it sees fit. This inlcudes the workload to be given to a part-time employee. For your part, you can continue to work as usual, refuse and risk termination, or quit.
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