So You Think You Know the Law – On Call Workers

April 2015

3. On-call hours may be compensated as overtime if the employee is significantly restricted from engaging in personal activities. True. If employees are required to wait for calls in a limited geographic location for more than 8 hours daily and respond immediately while wearing an employees uniform, overtime compensation may be triggered even if no calls actually occur. Return to newsletter.

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