even though labor laws are there to protect the workers why cant there be a loop whole when need.is there one?
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I just had to research this very subject due to employees volunteering for after work projects.  The answer that I found was that the only way possible for the company to be able to have you sign a waiver is if the two positions in no way involved the same type of duties.  If you preform the same type of duties in both positions, you must be paid overtime.  Also, in alot of situations, most companies have this as a personal policy to cover themselves from labor dispuits.  A waiver would not protect them from this.\n\n\nIf they are two differet jobs,  I would talk to them and see if it would be possible to put you on salary to include both jobs.
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The labour movement was not organised then, so employers had control and could set wages, working condiitons and hours.  If the worker didn't like it they could only leave, but there wasn't a lot of point in leaving as all jobs had similar conditions.
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I wasn't there to know. but I think that Safety and health are created by God. So he doesn't need to work by their laws. because with out him there wouldn't be any thing to put laws into
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check with your local labor board....and file with them BEFORE you cause a stink at work.  If your boos is threatening you with termination over illegal policies, I am willing to bet the he will say you went to the labor board after some type of disciplinary action.\n\nIn Ca. the employee is not required to find a replacement when calling in ill.....and to be honest this seems like an asinine policy.  Now, if it's to cover a scheduled shift you just want covered, then yes, as the employee you need to find coverage for your shift.  \n\nWhy are you "required" to call in 6 hours prior to calling in ill?  Most people are asleep up until about an hour to two hours before going to work.....how in the world would you know you might not be able to make it in in such a long amount of time????  I would also question the labor board about this policy.\n\nDo you have your "new hire" hand book?  What do the policies regarding sick time state?  Most companies have a legal department to look over such policies.
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See http://www.firstgov.gov\n\nLook under the Justice Dept site and the State Dept (thailand embassy) site.  They should have labor laws listed along with issues the US has reguarding the labor laws.
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http://www.uaw.org/solidarity/05/0805/feature13.cfm\ncheck this site
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If you are in the US, if your employer doesn't carry workers comp for you, they are STILL required to pay for your medical bills and lost wages.  Also, you can file a complaint with OSHA or your state department of labor, if they don't pay - there are hefty fines for employers who dont' carry workers comp, AND you can sue them, AND the DOL can issue a "cease operations" order until they have coverage in place.
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there are no laws... but in the employer's policies there might be something about being sent home early.  Like where I work, we do not have to go unless we want to and they can not work us less than 4 hours unless we want to work less.
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Contact your state operator. Your state also should have a website. They may have information also. \n\nYou have to have proof of the activity that is happening in order to do anything. Something on paper is always good. They will investigate quicker that way. They will ask certain questions and want to investigate the company. \n\nStates differ in the "steps" that need to be taken. A person at the labor board will walk you through and also let you know that your name will not be given to the company and/or they (the labor board) will not put your job at risk
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There are no laws on things like this. It's an open capitalist economic system. All emplyers basically set their own guidelines outside of polution and safety.
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You need to take it up with the union cause you need breaks, if nothing is done.  Call the labor department.
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Unfortunately, an employer can pretty much demand an employee to do anything that's not illegal.  The only exception would be if there was an employment agreement signed that specifically outlines duties.\n\nIs it right?  I don't think so.  But other than finding another job or risk getting fired, I don't think there's a thing you can do about it.
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Although labor unions are flawed, they are the employees only defense against cooperate America.  With out labor unions all employees would be without health coverage and decent wages.  Check out Wal-Mart and this site. http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/qpqhf4s1qcIn/.
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Unfortunately, I'm in a non-union state, so my knowledge regarding this subject is greatly lacking. However, I have been involved in a labor dispute because of this. While I was unable to find what I was looking for at most sites, I did get quite a lot of help (if nothing else they gave me several leads that I should fallow to find the answers I was looking for being non-union labor) , maybe some of that information is of use to you.\nI suggest starting with: The National Right to Work Legal Foundation, Inc.\nhttp://www.nrtw.org/rtws.htm\nI, like most, completely misunderstood what the term "right to work" actually meant. Since I've already answered a couple other questions at great length this evening, I'll not go into details regarding this one. I will tell you that even though they were completely unable to help me directly, they were unbelievably helpful in explaining first who they were able to help, and then in telling me who I needed to contact to find the help I was looking for. Even more amazingly, I was able to get that information from a real live person, by simply calling their 1-800 number and explaining my situation. I'm sure this isn't the intent of their services, but they probably saved me at least several hours of dead end Internet searches, and even more time wasted researching irrelevant laws and regulations.
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http://jobsearchtech.about.com/od/laborlaws/l/aa092402.htm
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No, they're organizations representing a subset of the labor market. (ie: Ironworkers, carpenters, etc.) that formed as a result of an industry abusing their workers due to the lack of protective laws, and oversight by the government. They CAN be bullies themselves, but unions were responsible for creating benefits, and fair wages for their constituency. Too, take the lack of safety regulations, and enforcement in our history.  Before, conditions in many jobs were tantamount to murder. People dying on a weekly basis were common before osha came into being.
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The jobs you describe are mostly min wage jobs so nothing will change. Far as letting go of workers to hire other for less. I would think a company could not afford the law suits that would result from that