A salaried employee has the advantage of having special benefits, including bonuses, more time off and usually a lot more money. Unfortunately that also means a lot more work, usually as long as it takes to get the job done.
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In general without a collective bargaining agreement (union) an employer can require an employee to work any amount of hours at any time as long as the employee is over 18 years of age.