Can a Nurse Be Required to Work Overtime? (NY, NJ, TX)

Says whether a hospital may require a nurse to work overtime in New York, New Jersey, or Texas.

Open the tool → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.

Example

State
Texas
Situation
The unit is short again: vacancies, call-outs, or a thin schedule

Result: Texas: the unit is short again -- mandatory overtime is not permitted (258.004(a)(3)); the nurse may volunteer.

The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.

What you enter

  • State
  • Situation
  • Employer first tried to cover it voluntarily
How this is calculated

N.Y. Labor Law 167; N.J.S.A. 34:11-56a33; Tex. Health & Safety Code 258.002-258.005. Read the source ↗

A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.

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Built by Clay Good. Source on GitHub.