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Resident Employees
These are employees who are
required to live on the premises for their job.
Examples include:
-
apartment complex
manager or maintenance person
- house parent in
group home
- resident
assistant in a dormitory
There
are many problems that exist in these types of work arrangements.
Typical problems
- you are not paid
for hours that you are required to be on the premises when you are eating or
sleeping, but you are on call for your job duties during that time
-
the agreement or
contract is not clear on the hours you are required to work and the hours you
have for personal time
-
the agreement or
contract implies you should be paid, but you are not paid
Rules
-
All of the hours
you are required to be on the premises should be counted as hours worked.
- All of the time
you spend working should be counted as hours worked.
Lectures, Meetings and Training Programs
To determine if you should
be paid for attending lectures, meetings, and training programs, consider the
following:
- are you are
required by your employer to attend?
- are you attending
during your regular working hours?
If these conditions are met
then those hours must be counted as hours worked and are subject to overtime
law.
Exceptions
-
if your employer
sets up an instruction course that may or may not pertain to your job and you
voluntarily attend outside of your working hours
- if you
voluntarily attend an independent school, college, or trade school after your
work hours
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