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Forced To Work 80+ Hours A Week. No Days Off For 20+ Days. Salaried. Am I Entitled To Anything?

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I work in local government and earlier this year the volume of work required to provide a mandatory public service resulted in me and my colleagues working 12+ hour days for weeks at a time. I am a salaried employee and I am not a member of a union. My salary is above the requirement to give OT to salaried employees. Among my colleagues, 2 were injured during this time and 2 were in car accidents (one during work and one on their way to work). I’ve looked at labor law and at OSHA requirements and didn’t see any violations. Located in Michigan.

Hoping to get information on if I’m eligible for any compensation or if there is a way to negotiate additional benefits as a result of these work conditions.

Thank you!

Edit: I do not receive any benefits that aren’t offered to other salaried employees. No other salaried employees at my organization work in conditions like this.

I also cannot bank the overtime as comp time.

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