my husband works for a call center in Alb., NM. today, Labor Day (of all days), he was scheduled to work from 2-11 pm since he is still new and low man on the totem pole. his usual shift is from 6:30 am to 3:30 pm, and he returns to it bright and early tomorrow morning. this means that tonight he will get a 7 1/2 hour break between shifts. i was under the impression that there was a minimum amount of time that an employer had to wait in scheduling employee shifts, and i'm pretty sure the figure i remember is not less than 8 hours. does the law have any recourse for this situation?

There is no such law for general employment. Sorry.

Pattymd is absolutely correct on this.

I can tell you from experience that call centers have high turnover. The last time I checked, the national average was greater than 30%. I'm sure your husband will gain seniority quickly and taking holiday shifts will switch to the "newbies". I suppose this is just a form of paying your dues at the company.