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Ask the Expert: Should I Hire a Full-Time Employee Who Moonlights?

December 14, 2020

Via: HR Hero

Q. If we are hiring a new, full-time employee who is also salaried at another company, are there any labor laws we need to be aware of that could be compromised if the new hire works over a certain number of hours or something like that?

A. This is an excellent question that often comes up in the context of nonexecutive employees working secondary jobs.

In general, employers are at leisure to prohibit employees from working second jobs, or “moonlighting.” However, sometimes there may be state off-duty conduct laws that prohibit an employer from disciplining or discharging an employee for taking part in legal off-duty conduct.

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