I work in Texas, am salaried, and am on call 7 nights a week without compensation. How legal is that?

What type of work are you doing, not that it matters, just curious?

I know a few people in this same type of situation, they have to work holidays, almost every weekend, and they get nothing extra. I don't think it's against the law, but I'm not sure. I think maybe you should take this matter to your boss and maybe request a raise if the salary you are getting now doesn't cover your time.

Yes this is very normal, Now some states have a min salary to be considered actual salary ( in TN it is about 28,000) But yes basically they can make you 24/7

So that is why of course many people actually make more money on hourly than salary people if they work a lot of hours.

And of you don't like your pay, you can of course ask for more, or quit.

Certain employees are classified exempt, usually salaried employees. So yes, you can be required to be on call seven days a week and 365 days a year. If you have some serious questions about this, contact the EEOC: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) (http://www.eeoc.gov/)

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