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My boss wants me to start following up on work emails at home "as a favor" and text updates with no on-call pay. Isn't this illegal??

'I was so flabbergasted that I blankly nodded': Boss wants worker to be available while at home without on-call pay or extra compensation

Was told I had an 8 1/2 hour shift and not to leave early, so I started working for only 8 1/2 hours.

'[Boss] got demoted': Boss demands worker stick to scheduled hours, results in obvious outcome

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10+ Red Flags From Employers That You Might Not Recognize Immediately

Quit my job last night, it was nice to be home to make the kids breakfast and take them to school today!

'Have a good life': Employee quits job after boss scolds them for sitting down

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'I am in dress code': Boss shortsightedly bans shorts but not kilts

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'Go ahead, fire me'': Worker quits after boss denies their leave request

Stiff me on overtime? Queue the long, expensive, revenge. | This happened in the early 2000s when I joined a start-up. We agreed on a salary and no paid over-time and an evaluation in 3 months and then annually. Standard stuff mostly.

'The total demand was something like $135k': Employer cheats guy on overtime, guy plays the long con to get it all back, plus interest

My BF gave himself an allergic reaction to get rid of his boss

'It was worth it': Boss ignores teen employee's important workplace request, employee decides to prove his point with a bold move

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'[My boss] knew very little about this report': Manager takes credit for subordinate's work, backfires when she can't answer questions about it

"YOU ARE REPLACEABLE" "okay, then I quit" "NO, NOT LIKE THAT"

'Be a team player': Boss calls employee replaceable and demands they come in on their day off, backpedals when they quit

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'Lost [my] job, but gained 40k+ followers': DoorDash fires delivery guy for calling out woman using him to scam for free food, angry TikTokers cancel the app

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AITA for speaking up about a bad employer?

'I felt embarrassed afterwards knowing I might get fired': Employee texts their entire company in a group chat

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'We've decided we can't meet your expectations': Dealership deals with an entitled customer

Yeah, no. | Worker quits after boss lies and says they didn't approve their leave

'Also, I quit': Boss pretends they didn't approve worker's leave and demands they come in, worker quits in viral post

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'Let me cut those hours for you': Manager cuts scheduled labor hours as asked by quitting

'I stopped making him lunches after that': Woman explains why her ex-husband lost his access to homemade lunches

'I stopped making him lunches after that': Woman explains why her ex-husband lost his access to homemade lunches