Sleep Time Pay vs On Call Pay
Question Under California or Federal law, are employees entitled to compensation for “sleep time,” although they worked 24 hour shifts, are on call, and are still under the employer’s control? Brief Answer Probably yes. California and federal laws state that employees should be compensated for all hours worked with no exclusions. If a shift includes 24 hours, but this does not include “on call hours,” but instead is a required amount of time worked. During this period, the employee likely could not leave their work place and was not allowed to partake in personal activities such as engaging with family. Therefore, due to the extensive oversight […]