U.S. Department of Labor
FLSA Hours Worked Advisor
Your employee's on-call time is probably hours worked.
An employee who is on-call must be able to use the idle time for his or her own purposes or the on-call time is probably hours worked. When an employee is on-call, all time spent responding to calls is hours worked.
To review the regulations on waiting time in general or on-call waiting time, click on the underlined text.
For more information, please contact your local Wage and Hour District Office.
