[lbo-talk] Is this legal?

[Charles Brown]

Certainly an appropriate question for May Day. How is the eight hour day
enforced ?  

I think others answered correctly already. Federal wage and hour law
requires time and a half for overtime. I doubt that  workers can waive their
rights to that under federal law by signing a document an employer gives
them. So, they would probably still have a case against the boss _for
overtime pay rate for the overtime hours_. Then if they get fired for
enforcing their federal rights , they probably have a right to sue for
retaliation.

( All hypothetically speaking, as Jerry said)

Charles

^^^^^^^

I wanted to write this anonymously, but I could not figure out how:

Lets say someone works as a Custodial Services at certain well known 
university.  Now lets say the higher up have indicated to the workers 
that there will be 2 weeks, in 2 separate months, were the employees 
will have to work for 12 hours a day, for 2 weeks straight (14 days with 
no days off).  Also lets say the higher up made the workers sign a paper 
saying they know the 2 week straight is "mandatory" and if someone 
choices not to comply, they will be out of a job.  Though the starting 
pay for this branch of custodial services is $7.50 and only goes up to 
around $12.00; a majority of the workers are women with kids, and cannot 
afford to speak up.  Question: is it not illegal to make workers go 14 
days straight?