Legal Question in Employment Law in Texas
Required overtime
I am classified as a Full-Time employee.
I am regularly scheduled to work from 6AM-3PM M-F
My job is to answer the phone and provide answers.
My supervisor informed me that if I receive a call that would take me beyond 3PM, I am required to complete the call, no matter how long the call. It could be a couple of minutes past 3PM or an hour past 3PM. I informed my supervisor that I have commitments out side of work, the reply was '' I must complete the call''. Am I required to work past my regularly scheduled hours?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Required overtime
Texas and most states are "at will" employment unless you have a contract. So most employers would look for a replacement if the employee could not work any overtime...one has no LEGAL right to leave when you want to...
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