Occupational Safety and Health Administration Logs

Is it legal, by OSHA regulations, to have an employee work 7 days in a row?

Public Comments

1. I think it depends on what state you are in...if you want to work 7 straight days then hey...go right on ahead but if they are making you then thats a different story!
2. I believe that they can make it go for up to 13 days with every 14th off and also they can`t make you work a weekend day if it interferes with you religion.
3. yes of course.offshoremen stay on their rigs for a couple of weeks or months at a time.the hours vary but i am sure they get breaks and lunches and time off between shifts to relax shower and sleep.my job before we changed the days off we always worked 12 days on and 2 days off.i did that for over 5 years many 12 hour days also.i wish i still was there.
4. I don't think OSHA has anything to do with it. It would fall under the federal governments' wage and hour dept
5. Yes of course, but may depend is this a right to work state?
6. It is legal. FYI, OSHA is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. It has nothing to do with how many days your work. Those are labor laws and are completely different. There is not standard that says you must have days off, unless you are a minor.
7. Yes and they can hold you over for no more than 16hours on a shift.
8. Depends on the job and how it is classified. Look at www.dol.gov for rules.
9. Yes as long as you are safe!!!! OSHA doesn't care if you work 24/7 365 days a year. If you want to know about work hour guidelines you should check the Department of Labor..they have a website and it should tell you about hour limitations. As far as I know the only written law is that for hours over 40 you have to be paid 1.5 time and there are legal requirements on breaks for work over 4-8 hours. I beleive the minimum on breaks for 8 is 1 15 and a 30 minute lunch.