‘Part-timer’ is working 40-hour weeks: Is she eligible for benefits?
Q. We have a nonexempt employee who was hired for part-time work last October. For the last 10 months or so, she has been working 40 hours a week on average. We have left her with part-time status for the time being. (That is, we have not officially converted her to full-time status and offered benefits.) Are we required by law to do this as a result of the number of hours that she works? – Mary, Illinois
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