Q: Can an employee say willful disregard for employers imterest after employee worked over 48 hrs every week for 6 years .
I worked 80hrs week b4 1st suspension, and I worked 14 1/2 hrs when they suspended pending term. Both times I showed up I was just late due to oversleeping. Was exhausted.this happened after I told my regional I needed to speak with him it was an emergency that the job I transferred to wasn’t what I signed up for. I was going to file harassment on ASM and my assistant and the former manager. Plus hostile work place. He never came to talk to me but did come and talked to my bosses. Who basocally set me up. I jd to be there all the time. I have every hour I’ve worked for them since I started and always over 48 wk. for almost 6 yrs. since I left they investigated former manager and term him. But I should never have been reprimanded for being over worked filling in for everybody who just didn’t show up. And NOT get in trouble. Plus unpaid wages, insurance dispute. They bank on people being broke and I need help making them pau for there corporate bs
A: As long as you are being properly compensated for the hours you are working, there is generally no limit on the hours an employer can ask you to work. If you are late to work for oversleeping, your employer can discipline you. If you have unpaid wages, as you mentioned, you should contact an employment attorney in your area to discuss your situation in more detail and the options available to you.
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