Is staggering hours legal in the state of CA? So thats they can fit 40 hrs in a 6 day work week? for no OT?

Question

I WAS NOT HIRED IN FOR THIS. ALSO ISN'T THERE A WORK LIFE BALANCE THAT IT IS MANDATORY FOR A FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE TO HAVE 2 DAYS OFF?

Answer 1

Then  quit.  No law prohibits what you are describing.  Every day is new contract and if you don't like what is being offered, you can negotiate or leave.

Answer 2

Without a more detailed description of your hours, it's hard to tell exactly what you're talking about. Here are the basic hour laws for non-exempt positions in CA:

1. You must get OT for all hours over 40 in a week. The week beginning and end can be at any time, but must be relatively stable. Changes to these days require notice.

2. You must get OT for all hours over 8 in a day. The beginning and end of a day can occur at any time, but like the work week must be stable. This means that it is completely legal to require one to work 16 hours non-stop without OT, as long as the beginning of the next day is in the middle of the time.

3. You must get 10 minutes paid break every 4 hours or major part thereof, and a lunch if you work 5 hours or more, and two lunches if you work 10 hours or more.