Is it legal to make a part-time employee work full-time with no benefits?
By Rebecca Gardyn Q. I’m working for an organization that is hiring part-time employees, but makes them work full-time with no benefits. Is this legal? Should the Internal Revenue Service be informed about this? A. To answer your question, it is first necessary to know whether the charity’s part-time employees are “exempt” or “nonexempt,” says Angela Reddock, a labor and employment lawyer who works with nonprofit organizations in Los Angeles. “Exempt” means that you are paid on a salaried basis and are exempt from the laws that require that your employer to pay you overtime. “Nonexempt” means you are paid on an hourly basis and are paid for both your regular hours and any overtime hours. From your question, it sounds like you are a nonexempt employee paid on an hourly basis,” says Ms. Reddock. “If this is the case, regardless of whether you are a full-time or part-time employee, the law requires your employer to pay you for all regular and overtime hours you work.” Whether you are also
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