Legal Question in Employment Law in Georgia
Overtime
Do employers have a legal right to force an exempt employee to choose between 60+ hour work weeks or termination? What options/rights do employees have (besides leaving)?
Asked on 11/07/02, 10:29 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Jeff Kent
Kent & Merritt, P.A.
Re: Overtime
In Georgia, adults have no maximum hours. For employees who are not exempt from overtime, time and a half must be paid for hours worked over 40 in a week, in most cases. There may be limits on the number of hours worked in a collective bargaining agreement in a union setting, but Georgia and federal law do not prohibit long hours.
Answered on 11/08/02, 7:07 am
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