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If they're asked to do so during regular work time, they're probably still expected to do their normal tasks too (as unpaid overtime)
In the cases where I've been asked to do things like this it was instead of my regular work, not on top of it. US labor laws are tricky, but in general they need to assign you an amount of work that can be done in a reasonable amount of time. (contact a lawyer for details)
Unfortunately in the white collar world.
'regular work' typically isn't covered by someone else.
It piles up until you get to it.
That has not been my experience. There is always more work to do than I have time. However it doesn't pile up because lower priority work just doesn't get done.