Hello,
I've been working with a caregiving facility for 7 months now. recently with a new change in management and a new client coming in, everything is going wrong. Recently I worked and am starting today my second run of: 1 swing, two doubles for my entire workweek. It's pretty brutal, and I keep hearing people say that I should be earning overtime even though I only work 38 hours a week.

As well people say my shifts are illegal. I go in on Thursday at 3pm until 9pm, no problem there. Then Friday I go in at 3pm and don't leave until 8am saturday morning. Then I get 7 hours off as I go home and relax, before going back saturday 3pm-9pm, 2 hour break, 11pm sat - 8am sun. Is this illegal? Aren't I suppose to get at least 8 hours of break in between a double and my next shift?

And one other thing. I'm supposed to get a raise after 3 months of working there. I called my boss yesterday and she said /I/ had to setup an appoibntment with her to get evaluated and then get my raise, and that it was 'my fault' even though noone told me.

This seems very, very wrong. Can someone help? The more job dissatisfaction me and my coworkers have, the more the clients suffer for it, countermanding the reason we work there. :(

Thanks,
Rasheem

California is the only State I know of that requires OT to be paid after eight hours per day. All other States comply with federal law which requires OT to be paid after 40 hours/week. You're free to contact Oregon's Department of Labor and verify that they don't have a requirement similar to CA's.

Aren't I suppose to get at least 8 hours of break in between a double and my next shift? No. No States have laws that specify how much time an employer must allow between shifts. A few States have a law that requires "one day of rest in seven" but that's it (excepting child labor laws of course.)

And one other thing. I'm supposed to get a raise after 3 months of working there. I called my boss yesterday and she said /I/ had to setup an appoibntment with her to get evaluated and then get my raise, and that it was 'my fault' even though noone told me. A lousy way to handle this but no laws have been broken. Your employer never has to give you a pay raise unless you're making minimum wage and that increases due to an act of Congress or your State's legislature. I also doubt that they legally obligated themselves to give you a pay raise after three months. I imagine they said something along the lines of you'd be "considered" for a pay raise after three months.

The new management appears to be guilty of managing poorly but that's it.

Actually the pay raise is policy. So more than likely this is just a company violation. Oh well.

Thank you for the information, however.

Company policy does not have the force of law, except in very isolated instances. Generally speaking, an employer can disregard their own policies any time they want to.