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6. Well, none of these parties is in state.

But asking someone to work without being paid is clearly illegal.

I guess it would only come up if I were terminated, in which case they would never admit assigning too much work or refusing to pay overtime. All the folks in power are very careful about what they say, so you have to glean it from your peers and read between the lines.