Can my employer force me to work overtime? Can they threaten me if I refuse?

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[raymondluca]

these laws, show you that slavery is not gone

[fingolfin]

“making nurses work overtime could cost people their lives.”
“I’m a factory worker with heavy machinery, so really, the only life at risk is my own or my coworkers.”
“Oh that’s fine then!” *cracks whip*

[iomis]

Everyone at my job got tired of mandatory overtime and most of us stopped doing it. Then all of the sudden mandatory overtime went away. It's as if they could not fire everybody or something. Just saying.

[DenC.personalPage]

I’m a healthcare worker and we use ADP for timeclocks. My supervisor can manipulate and adjust my time for missed punches. However, we also have a policy that overtime is allowed only if approved. So my question is if not approved are they legally allowed to remove OT from ADP so they won’t pay me. I mean we are currently short staffed, they are not hiring new people and work is pouring in non-stop. They asked us to finish the job but 8 hours is just not enough and mistakes are happening.

[aeAble]

I dont understand how you agree to a schedule of say 4 days on 4 days off but then they add on call days every other week and mandatory overtime. Your days off go from 4 to usually 1 or 2.
When a contract was signed that I got 4 off.
How do they have ultimate legal discretion but employees who have the skill don't have any leverage.
Missouri doesn't even require breaks from employers, so you also don't get that.
I'm a worker, but I'm not a slave and I have a life.
Companies need to hire more people rather than making people work 84 hours in a week.
It's not an emergency on my part that they want cheap labor rates.
The labor act that is nearly 100 years out of date, this needs to change.
Even China doesn't allow unlimited overtime to be forced on their workers.
Sure you may volunteer to work those hours or be asked but making it mandatory is tyranny.

[Sicilainblood]

There is other jobs out there just saying can’t force to stay

[Queenart-scmf]

They forced me to clock out before my shift end😢

[johnwinn]

When my dad started working as a union plumber in the 1950's any time work out side of 8 am to 4:30 pm was double time. Now is all time and half except Sunday. It's cheaper to work people 60 hrs because healthcare is the same rate no matter how much they work. It's time to stop the bullshit. I for one think 40 hrs is enough. Make over time more expensive. Double time for all overtime and a living wage for all full-time workers!!! Some of us want a life. 32hrs would be better.

[johnnydynomite]

I’m a chauffeur and my hours vary each day, never a set start/finish time or amount of hours. I’m in California and was wondering is there a limit to how many hours I am legally allowed to drive? I have requested to not work more than 10 hour days, but I was told I have to work whatever they give me. Average driving most of the year is over 11-13 hours. Thank You

[christinafisher]

Im working overtime hours Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday Wednesday, which is the split in the pay period ends on Sunday, than im working during the whole pay period Monday through Sunday. Is this how managers cut back on overtime and not have to pay. Im tired of working through the weekends. Im thankful I noticed. Im looking for a new job.

[tbc]

Overtime isn’t even in my vocabulary. Lmao.

[dannaphys]

Can an Employer force you to work overtime? For some reason, every attorney that takes this question cannot give a straight answer.

[Raybudd]

Can my job make the first shit work every Saturday and second works no Saturday just Monday threw Friday I'm in Texas is there a law that protects us against it

[mikeshoults]

If you send someone to jail....
They still aren't working...
So.. problem hasn't been solved.

[gion]

Can an hourly auto tech refuse being forced to work overtime?

[jeremyfinister]

My employer is trying to get me to violate my DOT hours of service. They want me to leave out at 11pm. The company I arrive to won't open until 8am. It's a four and a half hour drive. Wait another 2 hours to leave than another 3 to 4 hours at my second stop. 2nd stop is 2 hours away also. Than drive back to my job 3 hours +. I told them that will violate my hours of service, which it has many of times. What should I do?

[elpuerco]

The choice for employer is either ST or no time.

[antishawilliams]

These laws protect business owners but not the citizens. If I get a part time job I should not be made to work full time hours the business should be responsible for hiring the necessary employees to cover the work load

[chuish]

Can an employer require it's employees to work 40 hours of volunteer hours per year that is paid if it's not in the my job description? Basically require us to do 40 hours a year and we are allowed to take time off during work hours to complete the 40 hours which would be paid. The issue is that I am a sales rep and when I take time off It can hurt my overall income.

[jadejoineaperry]

Hi my Job is only paying me 9hr for overtime I make 18hr shouldn’t I be paid 27 an hour for over time ?