Is working for 2nd company of same owner legal?

[majekl]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NYC

I am working for one hotel (non union) and had clear duties what to do (cover hotel and hotel's restaurant). Finally owner opens new restaurant (under different company name, hires new staff, different union than hotel for a restaurant, but I am not union). Then they ask me to service them a lot with IT duties, even though I never agreed to it and to work for other company. But they say it's the same owner.

Is this legal? What if something happens to me on their site (workers comp, etc) ?

Can I legally refuse it? I have never been asked if I agree to it or extra compensated.

I am just afraid they will let me go if I say no to them.

 

[LdiJ]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NYC

I am working for one hotel (non union) and had clear duties what to do (cover hotel and hotel's restaurant). Finally owner opens new restaurant (under different company name, hires new staff, different union than hotel for a restaurant, but I am not union). Then they ask me to service them a lot with IT duties, even though I never agreed to it and to work for other company. But they say it's the same owner.

Is this legal? What if something happens to me on their site (workers comp, etc) ?

Can I legally refuse it? I have never been asked if I agree to it or extra compensated.

I am just afraid they will let me go if I say no to them.

It is legal for them to ask you to do work for both companies. It is legal for them to fire you if you do not agree to work for both companies. If they are doing anything illegal, it may be paying you 100% from one company when you are doing work for the other company as well. However, that is not your problem or your business, its their problem/business.

 

[cbg]

And depending on how the companies are structured, it may not even be a problem in the first place.

The one issue I would have with this would be IF you are non-exempt, there may be a problem with overtime.

 

[PayrollHRGuy]

One thing you didn't mention is if you receive paychecks from both entities or just the original one. This may be important in properly answering your question.