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Question<\/strong>: Are companies required to pay an employee while the person is waiting to work?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Answer<\/strong>: Whether waiting time is considered hours worked under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) depends on whether employees are engaged to wait<\/u> or waiting to be engaged<\/u>. The time an employee spends engaged to wait is considered work time, while time spent waiting to be engaged is not. For example, a receptionist who reads a book while waiting for customers or telephone calls, or a factory worker who talks to fellow employees while waiting for machinery to be repaired, is considered to be engaged to wait, meaning this time is hours worked and compensable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information on this and other similar issues, click the following link to read our HR Compliance Overview: Compensable Time Under the FLSA<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Schedule a 15-minute call<\/a> with Griffen Wilson<\/mark><\/strong> for more information on our services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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