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Walk It Through: The Workplace

A teenager's summer job, a new mother back at work, and a smoker off the clock.

A teenager takes a summer job at a restaurant, and the manager schedules late-night shifts.

Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.

Three people at work. Minimum wage under federal law, overtime, paid leave, workplace drug testing and the federal nursing rules are not worked through here.

A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.

Words this turns on

Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.