My question involves employment and labor law for the state of: Florida
Okay,here is a somewhat strange question that human resources refuses to answer for me. I hope someone who knows Florida labor laws can help.
I work full time for a hotel in Florida. Position is Banquet Setup. Hotel refuses to pay overtime when it is busy. Instead, they bring in temp workers from an employment agency. I need to make extra money, 40 hours is not enough. I want to know, if I register with the temp agency used by the hotel, is it legal for the hotel to have me work 40 hours at my full time, regular salary, plus additional hours for the temporary employment agency, at the SAME position, in the same place, the hotel. I would be working for 2 different companies, but at the same location and doing the same job.
I went to my manager with this idea, he said he did not know if it was legal, but would ask human resources. Human resources told him they don't want to do this. I went directly to human resources to try to discuss the possibility, but they would not tell me if it was legal or not, but confirmed they do not want to do it.
I think it is a good way for an employee in this type of situation, to make extra money, and it also has advantages for the hotel, in terms of saving on overtime and getting a worker who already knows the job, instead of a complete stranger. But I can also see why it might be illegal, because an employer could take advantage of workers by "suggesting" they join a specific temp agency just so the company can get them to work more than 40 hours without paying overtime.
Personally, I think a worker should have this choice, as long as no proactive coercion by the employer is involved. It would help me a lot, financially.
Anyway, I'm just really curious if it is illegal under a labor law, or if the hotel just does not want to do it for some other reason.
Thanks!

