Legal Question in Employment Law in Florida
Part-time to Full-time
Are there any guidelines for a part-time employee who averages over 36 hours a week for over 8 months to be automatically considered a full-time employee and be eligible for benefits?
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Part-time to Full-time
In Florida, it depends on whether you are a private or public sector employee and which benefits are you referring to. If you are a private sector employee, keep in mind that the employer is not required to provide benefits. So, it would be a matter of whether the employer has a policy manual that creates a contractual obligation for benefits after a certain number of hours or if you have been excluded from participation in benefits for an illegal discriminatory reason such as sex, age, disability, race, national origin, etc... If you wish to explore further, feel free to reply here or contact me privately to [email protected]
Re: Part-time to Full-time
Neither Florida law nor federal law would necessarily regulate the situation you've described. However, a union contract other special situation may dictate a different outcome.
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