Tag: labor-law

Learn what mandatory overtime means in workforce management, when employers can require extra hours, legal restrictions (healthcare in some states, trucking DOT limits), typical compensation (1.5× after 40 hours/week), and strategies to minimize forced overtime.

Learn what a double shift is, typical hours (16 consecutive hours or two 8-hour shifts), overtime pay requirements under FLSA, health and safety risks, legal limits by state, and when employers can require double shifts.