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kmid
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What is the name of your state? ny
i've been reading the messages posted in the OT thread and i have a question. if a company forces you through verbal intimidation ( "we'll find someone else to do it, if you dont") to work UNPAID overtime is there any legal thing you can do? what if you quit because you are pressured to work 12 hours a day for over a year - not counting the two hours of commute time- can you sue for unemployment or are you S.O.O.L.? under the law who is qualified to receive OT pay? if you're salaried can you still get for OT pay? i worked a job for five years where i consistently worked 12 hours a day with out receiving any OT pay. i finally quit because when i put my foot down and said "this is not what i was told my job was going to be when i was hired,i'm not working anymore o.t." they responded "start looking for another job then" with the understanding that they were going to make the workplace intolerable- i saw them do it to others.
p.s: i was an excellent employee who consistently received exemplary performance appraisals and who was considered to be highly qualified with a proven record of success. i just physically/mentally couldn't work all those hours anymore
i've been reading the messages posted in the OT thread and i have a question. if a company forces you through verbal intimidation ( "we'll find someone else to do it, if you dont") to work UNPAID overtime is there any legal thing you can do? what if you quit because you are pressured to work 12 hours a day for over a year - not counting the two hours of commute time- can you sue for unemployment or are you S.O.O.L.? under the law who is qualified to receive OT pay? if you're salaried can you still get for OT pay? i worked a job for five years where i consistently worked 12 hours a day with out receiving any OT pay. i finally quit because when i put my foot down and said "this is not what i was told my job was going to be when i was hired,i'm not working anymore o.t." they responded "start looking for another job then" with the understanding that they were going to make the workplace intolerable- i saw them do it to others.
p.s: i was an excellent employee who consistently received exemplary performance appraisals and who was considered to be highly qualified with a proven record of success. i just physically/mentally couldn't work all those hours anymore