I also have had a fever for past few weeks, tiredness, the painful neck and generally feeling unwell. I had a full blood count done a couple of weeks ago and a test for glandular fever and apparently everything came back fine. they also did a swab in my throat and that is fine.
Federal laws do not address how many hours an employee must work to be a full-time employee. It leaves that decision to the employer. Some state laws, such as California, recognize employees who typically work at least 40 hours a week as full-time employees. You must pay all employees covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act overtime pay for any hours worked over 40 in one week.
A company has hourly employees designated as full- or part-time. The company is cutting back to 4 days at 8 hours per day for all employees. Full-time employees keep their benefits, but part-time employees working the same 32 hours per week do not get benefits. CA defines full-time as 40 hours per week, but does the state in any way address the parameters of part-time employment.