Can employers demand you work over the standard 40 hours without pay or credit?

I work for Cox Communications. They make it so I have MANDITORY overtime every now and then. But they pay me for it. Unless it was a signed contract that you are to work a certain amount of hours a week then no. I would take it up with the BBB, or the head of HR.

If you worked your normal workweek and Saturday was above the 40 hours, then no they can not not pay you for the time. You have to be paid for all hours worked and paid time and 1/2 for any hours over 40. Are they deducting the time from your vacation bank but not paying you for it? I'm a little confused by that part of your comment.

NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT !!! USA law states that you cannot be forced to work over 40 hours without getting overtime, unless you are on a salary and if so you should have a contract stating how many hours you may be required to put in over a 40 hour week, etc. . A friend of mine was worked like this for over 2 years, he realized after the 1st few weeks that he was being sweet-talked & complimented into a lot of FREE overtime -- so he began keeping track of all his hours, what he was asked to do, dates and times, etc. Then he asked for an advancement in his status and a $2hr pay raise.

After 2 years of devoting himself to his boss at all times of the day & night and weekends without complaint, he was flatly turned down.

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It took 5 or 6 months, but he got all of his overtime pay, plus time and a half, and then the judge TRIPLED that amount and gave him DAMAGES and back pay -- as he lost his job when he sued (of course). So, he got paid for all the months he had been out of work after suing too, as he was fired w/o cause (he had not done anything wrong techniquely -- he was fired for the personal reasons of his employer -- the personal reasons being the lawsuit) !!!! He got a bundle !!!!

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If they give you 2 or 3 lawyer referals, go see all of them. This way you'll be able to assess which lawyer is the most competent, which one you are most comfortable with, etc.

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hahahaha some employers will do that. I have never heard of them docking your pay but I have heard of them using a vacation day when you don't go in. Even if you don't want them to. If you are on hourly wage that is.And no when you work over 40 hours a week you are supposed to get paid time and a half. They have to pay you for that. You need to call your local employment law office.

No they may not make you work more than 40 hours in a week with out giving you time and a half for your labor over 40 hours. But if your on a salary i have no idea. Good luck and dont take any crap, argue till you get what you want.

Are you paid by the hour or are you salaried? Are you a U.S. employee?

If you are hourly, you must be paid for the hours you work. If your vacation time is earned as you go (if you are credited with a certain amount of vacation hours for every week or month that you work), then it is probably illegal for them to take that time back from you unless they have a company policy requiring forfeiture of accrued vacation time for missed work time.

If you are paid on a salaried basis, they can work you 24/7 with no extra pay. Still illegal for them to dock earned vacation hours though.

Not unless it was in your contract or hiring agreement. They have to pay you overtime if you work over the 40 hours. (This mostly applies to blue collar workers, if you are salary then you sometimes need to work a bit overtime without pay, its expected, but not much and they shouldnt dock a vacation day.)

Most employers don't have you work on Saturday because they want to inconvenience your life. If you missed a regular day-that would make sense. If they gave people extra vacation time for working-it makes sense-you did not earn an extra day. Suck it up...Or get a different job.

It depends on where you live, why you didn't go, and if your union. What are your labour laws? In SK we have great labour laws compared to other places due to our NDP Government. I work in a union shop, therefore, taht is unheard of and would never even come up where I work. I didn't go to work yesterday, and cut out early 2 days this week, due to being sick. I will be getting paid in full becasue I have banked sick time I am entitled to. If you didn't go, becuase you justy didnt want to show up, then isnt it fair they screw you if you screwed them? You should be more specific in your question. I don't think it is right for them to do that to you....depending on the circumstance of course.

Remember, salary is another word for slavery. Hourly employees are paid overtime for over forty hours. Salaried Employees are screwed. I have also found that most jobs in America today are over forty hours a week... Sorry.