Mandatory overtime in Texas

[Loveishope1970]

I live in a small town in Texas and work at a small rural hospital. We are scheduled 36 hours one week, and then 48 the next week? Can they make me work 48 hours in one week?

[LastBowelMovement]

Absolutely they can. In major cities we work 60-70 hours/week sometimes. I would be grateful to be able to work over full time. plus, don't forget whatever is beyond a certain amount of hours per day is overtime.

Yours,

LastBowelMovement

[fakebee]

Unless management just sprung this on you they are not forcing you to work overtime they are making you meet the work hours you agreed to in your employment contract when you were hired. Surely you reviewed your work schedule prior to signing your contract. 84 hours a pay period is standard in many hospitals in the USA. When you signed your contract you agreed to these hours, they are not mandating you do so. If you wish to work fewer hours look into part time or pen gigs. Hope it works out for you.

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

I'm also in Texas and worked 84 hours per two week pay period in my position as a house supervisor (three 12 hour shifts one week, four 12 hour shifts the next week). No, there's nothing blatantly illegal about this practice.