I work for a private ambulance service. Let me stress that we are not first responders in any fashion. We are primarily a transport service between facilities and from facility back to residences.

2 years ago the company started enforcing a "one on-callday a month" policy. Since January, this policy has changed to two on-call days amonth, with mandatory overtime for the days you are called in. I already work 48 hours a week on the regular schedule by working two 24 hour shifts. My employer has decided that if employees do not respond to their callup, or do not call to verify they are not needed by 7am of their on-call day, they will be terminated.

My employer does pay the required time and a half for hours over 40. Can my employer demand the up to 16 hours of overtime for each on-call day they are demanding? What woul dbe the rights of myself and fellow employees to not work so much mandatory overtime. I'm going to have 66 hours this week along with my mandatory overtime day.

I work for a private ambulance service. Let me stress that we are not first responders in any fashion. We are primarily a transport service between facilities and from facility back to residences.

2 years ago the company started enforcing a "one on-callday a month" policy. Since January, this policy has changed to two on-call days amonth, with mandatory overtime for the days you are called in. I already work 48 hours a week on the regular schedule by working two 24 hour shifts. My employer has decided that if employees do not respond to their callup, or do not call to verify they are not needed by 7am of their on-call day, they will be terminated.

My employer does pay the required time and a half for hours over 40. Can my employer demand the up to 16 hours of overtime for each on-call day they are demanding? What woul dbe the rights of myself and fellow employees to not work so much mandatory overtime. I'm going to have 66 hours this week along with my mandatory overtime day.every state is different with overtime laws,but to the best of my knowledge,your employer can ask you to work as many hours as he/she wishes,as long as he/she pays the appropriate hourly wages for any hours over 40. There may be another senior member that may be aware of specific laws pertaining to your state. Good luck to you!! ;)

Go to the FMCSA website for more information. In a nut shell, your employer cannot allow you to opperate a motor vehicle in an unsafe manor.

Part 398.4 (c) of the FMCSA rules


Driving while ill or fatigued. No driver shall drive or be required or permitted to drive a motor vehicle while his/her ability or alertness is so impaired through fatigue, illness, or any other cause as to make it unsafe for him/her to begin or continue to drive, except in case of grave emergency where the hazard to passengers would be increased by observance of this section and then only to the nearest point at which the safety of passengers is assured.