Alex Can a person work more than 40 hours in a week?
However, if your employer has a policy against working more than 40 hours in a week and you have already worked 40, by your employer’s rule you would not be allowed to fill in for someone who could not make their shift unless you got specific approval from your manager to do so.
What happens if you work over 40 hours without overtime?
Discipline employees for breaking the rule to not work over 40 hours. Ask employees to clock out and continue working. Pressure employees into an unspoken “don’t ask, don’t tell” situation where employees implicitly know they are expected to work more than 40 hours without overtime pay.
What are the rules on how many hours an employee can work?
An employer can: Require employees to work more than 40 hours. Rule that employees not work over 40 hours. Discipline employees for breaking the rule to not work 40 hours.
Can a company discipline you for working more than 40 hours a week?
Even if the employer has a rule against you working more than 40 hours, and you do so anyway, they still must pay you appropriate overtime compensation. They could also discipline you for breaking the rule against working overtime, but they must still pay you for the hours you worked.
However, if your employer has a policy against working more than 40 hours in a week and you have already worked 40, by your employer’s rule you would not be allowed to fill in for someone who could not make their shift unless you got specific approval from your manager to do so.
Discipline employees for breaking the rule to not work over 40 hours. Ask employees to clock out and continue working. Pressure employees into an unspoken “don’t ask, don’t tell” situation where employees implicitly know they are expected to work more than 40 hours without overtime pay.
An employer can: Require employees to work more than 40 hours. Rule that employees not work over 40 hours. Discipline employees for breaking the rule to not work 40 hours.
Can a employer force you to work overtime?
The FLSA sets no limits on how many hours a day or week your employer can require you to work. It requires only that employers pay employees overtime (time and a half the worker’s regular rate of pay) for any hours over 40 that the employee works in a week.