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- Am I Exempt or Non-Exempt for Overtime or Minimum Wage?
- Am I Considered a Highly Compensated Employee Who Is Exempt from Overtime?
- Am I Considered an Outside Salesperson and Exempt from Overtime?
- Am I Entitled to A Lunch Break?
- Are Executive or Professional or Administrative Employees Exempt from Overtime?
- Can I be Required to Work 7 Days a Week?
- Can I be Required to Work 72 Hours a Week?
- How do I Calculate my Overtime Rate?
- Is my Computer Related Occupation Exempt From Overtime?
- Should I get Paid for Time Spent Preparing for Work?
- Should I get Paid for Travel Time?
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Working More than 72 Hours in a Week Cannot be Required
Depending on your line of work, you may have the right to refuse to work more than 72 hours in a week.
Professionals, Clerical (administrative assistants), Technical, and Mechanical Employees can not be terminated for refusing to work more than 72 hours in a workweek.
If you prepare agricultural products for market you can work over 72 hours a week, if you want to, but you cannot be required to. If you harvest products you must get a period of 24 hours off after working up to 72 hours in a seven-day period. There are exceptions to the 24 hours break period for certain harvesting employees, like those involved in harvesting grapes, tree fruits and cotton.
If you work in the canning, freezing, and preserving industries you must get a period of 24 hours off after working up to 72 hours in a seven-day period.
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