Legal Question in Employment Law in Florida

part-time or full-time employment?

I work 4-8 hour days per week for a large national company. The company classifies me as a part time worker. My hours are going to be changed to, alternately, 3-10 hour days (30 hours) one week and 4-10 hour days (40 hours) the following week, etc., etc.

My questiions are:

1. Shoud a 32-hour work week in the state of florida legally be classified as full-time or part-time work?

2. Under my anticipated new work schedule, above, should I be legally classified as a full time or part time worker? (That's 40 hours worked one week and 30 hours worked the following week)

3. If I should be classified as a full time worker (wor king 40 hours every other week) would that entitle me to full, full-time workers' benefits?


Asked on 8/24/00, 9:17 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Kelly Henderson

Re: part-time or full-time employment?

There is no Florida law that I know of that addresses whether 32 hours one week and 40 the next is full time or part time employment. Florida does not require that full time employees recieve any benefits. Federal law does require that most employees get time and half for any hours worked over 40 in a given work week. I think you need to talk to your HR person as most companies have internal rules as to what is full time employment and how many hours of work are required to gain benefits.

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Answered on 9/30/00, 10:55 pm


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