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This is a real-life sentence on a real-life department of labor website

My employer is changing our attendance and break policy, and doing away with morning and afternoon paid breaks, so I figured I'd just double check if they're actually allowed to do that. (The answer is yes.) But then I stumbled across this little gem: What is the maximum number of hours per day my employer can make me work? Theoretically your employer can make you work 24 hours a day unless you are under the age of 16. (emphasis added) I'm sorry… what? Does this not seem like an insane thing for a human being to say? This seems like such a self-condemning statement! They're essentially saying, “By not quitting you're saying you're fine with employers treating you however they want, and the government's fine with it, too.” I get it. America has terrible labor protections. I don't know why I'm still surprised. But I'm not crazy, right? This just…


My employer is changing our attendance and break policy, and doing away with morning and afternoon paid breaks, so I figured I'd just double check if they're actually allowed to do that. (The answer is yes.) But then I stumbled across this little gem:

What is the maximum number of hours per day my employer can make me work?

Theoretically your employer can make you work 24 hours a day unless you are under the age of 16.

(emphasis added)

I'm sorry… what? Does this not seem like an insane thing for a human being to say? This seems like such a self-condemning statement! They're essentially saying, “By not quitting you're saying you're fine with employers treating you however they want, and the government's fine with it, too.”

I get it. America has terrible labor protections. I don't know why I'm still surprised. But I'm not crazy, right? This just seems like a totally unreasonable thing to explicitly permit.

https://www.dol.ks.gov/laws-faqs#working-conditions

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