Is there a law requiring a certain amount of time off in between shifts?
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What industry are you in, and what state do you work in?  This will help people better answer your question.
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http://jobsearchtech.about.com/od/laborlaws/l/aa092402.htm
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yes..for every 3 hours worked you get a 15 min break...if you work 6 hours in a row you must get at least 30 min for break....check www.il.gov..............\nHope this helps!!
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Some assisted living facilities are offering twelve hour shifts. I've heard that some branches of hospitals, such as occupational health centers and places like that are adopting the twleve hour shifts too. I guess it all just depends on the facility.
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Maybe you could have a log book detailing the night's notable activities.\n\nThen the person coming on duty could review it quickly and ask any needed questions before the other person left.\n\nShouldn't take more than 15 minutes to change shifts. That's wht I do at my office.
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There is no such law. The Family Medical Leave Act requires employers to give time off for family medical problems, but not school activities.
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No. It is not right. It has been a long time since I have looked at the laws and they might have varied a little in that time. But I do know it used to be anything over five hours you had to have a half hour. Anything over seven hours you are entitled to another half hour.\n\nI will look up and see if I can find recent laws. \nFight your boss and if they will not change then take it to the BBB or the county.
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It is a bit too complicated to answer simply. There are various exceptions and in the UK employees can opt out of this regulation in their contracts.\n\nThe basic rights and protections that the Regulations provide are:\n\n    *\n      a limit of an average of 48 hours a week which a worker can be required to work (though workers can choose to work more if they want to).\n    *\n      a limit of an average of 8 hours work in 24 which nightworkers can be required to work.\n    *\n      a right for night workers to receive free health assessments.\n    *\n      a right to 11 hours rest a day.\n    *\n      a right to a day off each week.\n    *\n      a right to an in-work rest break if the working day is longer than 6 hours.\n    *\n      a right to 4 weeks paid leave per year.\n\n\nCurrent position on the opt-out in the UK\n\nAs the opt out is going through a negotiating process in Europe, the UK law remains unchanged on this point and workers are still able to opt-out of the weekly working time limits.  The UK will be given time to implement any changes to legislation and any future developments on this and other Working Time topics will be posted on this website in due course.\n\nMember States discussed a revised proposal from the European Commission at the Employment Council on 2 June.  However there was no agreement on the proposals at this point. \n\n\nFor more details go here:\nhttp://www.dti.gov.uk/employment/employment-legislation/working-time-regs/index.html
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Q. My employer is required through a union contract to give lunch and rest breaks. Are they required to provide an area away from the work stations for this purpose? \nAnonymous\n\nA. Iowa wage law does not have a specific law that addresses this issue, nor does federal wage law. You should check with your union representative to see if the union contract at issue requires that the lunch and rest breaks be located away from the work station.\nIowa Workforce Development
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In some states, if you ae over 18, you don't have to take a break, but if you're working over a certain number of hours in a day, you have to take a break.
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There isnt a state that I know of that allows eight hour days without breaks.  Believe it or not, it is clearly within your complete rights to ask your employer if you are getting your legal amount of breaks.\n\nEven if its a job that it would be difficult for them to run without you, if you are still entitled by law, so be it.
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It depends on the labor laws in your state, in AZ you are to get a 15 minute paid break every 6 hours of work and a half hour unpaid break every 8 hours, but that is AZ, have you tried searching through yahoo or google?
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No, an employer can not force you to do anything.  He can, however, schedule you to work a holiday at the rate of pay you agreed upon when you took the job.  If you choose not to come in or find someone to cover your shift if that is allowable, then he has the right to terminate your employment for failing to come to work.  I am assuming that this is a non union job and that you do not have a contract that outlines what holidays you do and do not work and if there is any bonus for working them.
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Yes.\n\nSome places have policy on such activities, they require change of job by one of the person involved, check out the rules.
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It has to do with time differences in work hours.
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You would have to contact your HUMAN RESOUCES DEPT for that answer...sorry..every work place has different policies...
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No, they owe you nothing. Unless you are working for a set salary, your employer has the absolute right to set your standard work hours. If you clock in early, without being directed by an authorized supervisor to do so, then you are, in effect, establishing your own work hours and schedule. Likewise, if you work more than 8 hours, they would be mandated under federal law to pay for the overtime, which they might not have in their budget. The FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act) is very clear about such things. Yes, you can be  "docked" (penalized with loss of pay) for clocking in late, but you're not allowed to sign in to work even a minute before your scheduled starting time. I really wish it were not this way, but imagine what would happen if this were allowed to happen? You clock in 10 minutes before your shift, but I clock in an hour beforehand. Where does a manager draw the line at the definition of "early for work"? To be fair to all, they had to make this an absolute starting time. Sorry! If you want to clock in early, see your manager about adjusting your shift starting time.