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Can I be fired for refusing to work overtime?
Employers have the ability to establish the amount of hours employees must work. Minnesota wage and hour law does not set a maximum amount of hours an employee can work. Employees who refuse to work overtime or their scheduled hours can be fired. Employers are not required to receive advance notice of a change in hours.
Employers have the ability to establish the amount of hours employees must work. Minnesota wage and hour law does not set a maximum amount of hours an employee can work. Employees who refuse to work overtime or their scheduled hours can be fired. Employers are not required to receive advance notice of a change in hours.
State to State has different Labor laws. California law may not be the same as Wisconsin law. While the normal work hours are usually an 8 hour shift, I know some states anything over 40 hours in a week is considered overtime. So they can work you 12 hours 3 days in a row and give you the rest of the week off and it's not considered over time because you haven't gone past 40 hours in a week. Scheduled overtime is mandatory, but if you tell them you don't want over time in the future, they can't force you to do it...at least in CA.
As mentioned State to State is different but the rule of thumb is no... unemployment will not pay if you are fired
You could apply for it but they can fight it under the premise that you were fired for not showing up to mandatory work
Why not call your state labor board with this question. Get yourself some real information instead of the opinionated BS your going to find here. Not to mention when you present info to support your view to your boss, he will be more apt to believe or act on info from a reputable source over a fish forum.
