Employee overtime pay
 
Non managerial employees, which certainly includes hourly paid employees,
are entitled to overtime pay when they work in excess of 40 hours per week.
Overtime is 1 1/2 times the hourly rate. If you routinely ignore this
requirement you leave yourself open to investigation and fine by the labor
department. I came across this case and thought I'd pass it along since
many of you require some of your employees to carry beepers or phones.
I don't have the full case, just what is below; sorry.
Employment Litigation Reporter
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Fair Labor Standards Act:
WEARING PAGERS OFF DUTY DOES NOT REQUIRE FLSA OVERTIME,
Adair v. Charter County of Wayne,
20 No. 26 Andrews Employment Litig. Rep. 2,
Andrews Employment Litigation Reporter
July 18, 2006
Special police officers who were required to wear and respond to pagers
while not on regular duty are not entitled to overtime pay under the Fair
Labor Standards Act, a federal appeals court in Cincinnati has ruled. The
panel noted that although the U.S. Supreme Court has determined that
waiting time is compensable under some circumstances, the on-call time
involved in this case was not so objectively restrictive that it prevented
the plaintiffs from engaging in their regular activities.

Non managerial employees, which certainly includes hourly paid employees,

are entitled to overtime pay when they work in excess of 40 hours per week.

Overtime is 1 1/2 times the hourly rate. If you routinely ignore this

requirement you leave yourself open to investigation and fine by the labor

department. I came across this case and thought I'd pass it along since

many of you require some of your employees to carry beepers or phones.

I don't have the full case, just what is below; sorry.

 

Employment Litigation Reporter

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Fair Labor Standards Act:

WEARING PAGERS OFF DUTY DOES NOT REQUIRE FLSA OVERTIME,

Adair v. Charter County of Wayne,

20 No. 26 Andrews Employment Litig. Rep. 2,

Andrews Employment Litigation Reporter

July 18, 2006

 

Special police officers who were required to wear and respond to pagers

while not on regular duty are not entitled to overtime pay under the Fair

Labor Standards Act, a federal appeals court in Cincinnati has ruled. The

panel noted that although the U.S. Supreme Court has determined that

waiting time is compensable under some circumstances, the on-call time

involved in this case was not so objectively restrictive that it prevented

the plaintiffs from engaging in their regular activities.