Fema Employment

Is there a federal regulated limit on the number of hours an employer can work you?

In Ohio I was told the State law doesn't permit working us over 60 hours at one job but I was wondering if this varried state to state or if there were any limits nationally.

Public Comments

1. I don't think that is true. I worked well over 60 hours during tax season.
2. There were many federal laws to protect workers. The Bush administration has revoked some of them. Contact any union office. They would know.
3. Ask the state work force.
4. It varies from state to state. Just call ur local unemployment office and they can tell u who can really give u the true answers and no u don't have to give ur name if they ask. make one up.
5. No limit... unless you are under 18 I believe. The gov't and most states enforce compensation when working over 40 hours within a work period (7 days). IE... overtime pay. Your boss may not have a budget for overtime which you may (or may not) want. Weak managers will tell their employees things like that so they don't look like the bad guy. Call your state labor board and ask that specific question... Also, if you are salary (Exempt employment), you can also require compensation if you work overtime. This has been argued and won in several court cases both state gov't and federal gov't courts. Compensation however does not necessarily mean money... it could mean other benefits like comp'd days off, money, or anything else an employer may qualify as being compensatory to the hours worked. Most employers will not bring this up, nor will they respond to the first or possibly second notification from a salary employee... but in the end they can legally be held responsible for compensating salary employees.
6. Whew this is a big question. First, what are the policies of your company? Do you belong to a union? Typically, you would follow those guidlines, since I'm assuming they have been reviewed by a legal representative. I've worked in Human Resources for over 20 years and know of no federal/state law that placed a maximum on the number of hours you work, just how you will be PAID for those hours (exempt vs non-exempt) You can do more research on the Dept of Labor's website: www.dol.gov I would also go to the state's website and verify the information you received. Good luck.
7. There is something called the FLSA or the Fair Labor Standards Act. The act does not limit the number of hours in a day or the number of days in a week that an employee may be required or scheduled to work, including overtime hours. However, individual states may have limits; in these instances, the higher standard (the requirement that derives the greatest benefit to the employee) applies. I hope this helps.