Are employers allowed to limit the amount of hours an employee works in a season?

I am a seasonal employee for the City of Highland Heights. I have worked as a lifeguard for six years and a swim coach for four years. This summer when I received my contract for coaching it stated that I was not permitted to work more than 240 hours for the summer. No other positions (lifeguards, maintenance workers, etc.) received any sort of limitation, just swim coaches. We are paid hourly and have never received any limitations before. Is there a way to fight this?

1 answer  |  asked Jun 26, 2011 3:03 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

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Bruce Elfvin
There is always a way to fight this type of arbitrary limitation, it all depends on the lengths you wish to go. Thre is no absolute right for an employee to have an open-ended agreement and there is no good reason for the employer to adopt a limit for a single title of employees. In order to really answer your inquiry I would find out as much as possible about the reason(s). Then see an employment lawyer to discuss whether the reasons can be legally defended or not.

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posted by Bruce Elfvin  |  Jun 27, 2011 10:26 AM [EST]

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