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Plain English Guide to Hour Laws
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- Rest and Meal Periods
- Breaks of 20 minutes or less must be counted as hours worked and paid. Separate meal periods of 30 minutes are customarily unpaid, but required. Employees cannot be expected to perform any type of work during meal times.
- On-Call Regulations
- Employees who are required to remain on the employer's premises during on-call hours should be considered working and paid. An employee required to remain on-call at home or elsewhere is not considered to be working, and is not entitled to payment unless called into active duty.
- Sleeping on the Job
- An employee who is required to be on duty for less than 24 hours is working, despite being permitted to sleep or engage in other personal activities when not busy. Employees required to be on duty for 24 hours or more may negotiate for unpaid sleeping time of not more than 8 hours if adequate sleeping facilities are provided by the employer and the employee can enjoy an uninterrupted night's sleep.
- Travel Time
- Do employees have the right to be paid for travel time? The answer depends on the kind of travel involved. Generally, normal commuter time and commuter time on business trips are not paid, while travel relating to a special one-day assignment in another city is paid.
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