Legal Question in Employment Law in Virginia
Is it legal in Virginia for a company to offer paid leave and refuse to give it to an employee? Requiring the employee to work 12 hour days 7 days a week with no weekend for over 1 month?
Asked on 11/03/10, 7:43 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson
Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson
Assuming no contract nor collective bargaining type of agreement to
prevent such employee exploitation, the answers must be yes and yes.
However, if the employee is paid on an hourly basis, all hours worked in excess
of 40 in any given week must be paid at time and one half compensation.
Answered on 11/08/10, 8:30 pm
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