I am working 6 days this week, is day #6 considered overtime?
Well, you had the right idea, but for the wrong day. :) If you work 7 consecutive days (in the same work week) then the 7th day is automatically paid at overtime, regardless of whether you have worked for 40 hours yet or not. On the 7th day, the first 8 hours are paid at time and a half, and anything over that is double time. Keep in mind that this only applies if you worked 7 "consecutive" days and those days are all within the same work week. You might work 7 days in a row, but they may be within two different workweeks (i.e. work Wed of one week through Tuesday in the following week).
I am working 6 days in a row, but it's not in the same pay period so I get no overtime pay, is this legal?
Yes, perfectly legal. That's how overtime is defined, over 40 hours (in some states it may vary) in a given week. The week may start on Monday and run through Sunday or start on Wed and run through Tues. Your 6 days in a row may have crossed over the work week, putting 3 days on one week and 3 days on the next.
Is it legal to work someone 9 days in a row?
there is no law in the state of KY, where I live.. that says an employer can only schedule you for so many days on and/or off. there are laws where they have to give you a certain number of HOURS off in between shifts. meaning they can not have you work 16 hours and then have you come back in 8 hours later. it would have to be over 8 hours in between shifts that long.. ONLY as for can they get in trouble for 'making' someone work 9 days in a row?? NO.. you can try and go to the labor board , but nothing will be done.. in times we live in an employer will do to you what you allow.. but in most cases all they have to do is fire you and say you were a bad employee.. the best thing to do is tell the boss that working 9 days in a row is hard and that you would like it to change.. or....look for a new job..,,.
I am paid by the hour and sometimes work over 40 hours in a week. Instead of paying overtime, my employer allows us to accumulate "comp" hours for every hour worked over 40 hours. Is this legal?
The answer to this question hinges on whether or not you are an “exempt” employee. If so, then overtime laws will not apply, and the employer might be permitted to provide you with “comp” time in exchange for your work. If not, then it would be illegal for them to do so.Depending on your state, it might also depend on whether you are an hourly employee or a salaried employee — if hourly, then they may be required to pay you for all hours worked, but if salary, then comp time might be entirely legitimate.You should contact your state’s department of labor or a licensed labor law attorney for assistance in determining whether or not this is legal in your particular case.
Isn't making a person work 7 days a week illegal even when paying overtime?
My fiance is a machinist and works five days a week 12 hours per shift. He works 60 hours a week and they pay him overtime for 20 of those hours. Well now they fired two people at the shop and now want him to work 7 days a week (which pretty much means no days off for at least a month). Even if they are paying him overtime for all the hours he works past 40, is this still legal. If it is illegal can you give me a credible source for me to look at.
Scheduled to work 8 days in a row. legal?
It legal. Ask them to modify it or look for a new job.
How does double time pay work in California?
If your company a) treated July 6 as a holiday, and b) pays double time for work on holidays, then that is what you will get. That is not required by state law; state law provides no differential for working on a holiday. You are entitled to 1.5X pay for all hours worked in a work week over 40, and all hours worked in a work day over 8. You are also entitled to 1.5X pay for the first 8 hours worked on the 7th consecutive day in a work week. Note that this is all dependent upon how your employer defines "work week." If the week starts on Monday, then the fact that you worked six days before Monday does not entitle you to 1.5X pay because it is in a different work week. Depending upon the defined work week, a person can actually work 12 days in a row without implicating the rule. The same thing applies when calculating a week for overtime over 40 hours. You are entitled to 2X pay for hours worked over 12 in a work day, and over 8 on the seventh consecutive day.