Overtime is required for all hours of work, including trainings and meetings. Trainings and meetings should always be paid. It is the company’s duty to track time worked, including trainings and meetings.
There are different rules for pre- and post-shift time, including standing in security lines, “donning and doffing” uniforms and personal protective equipment, loading tools and equipment, setting up workstations, and sidework. In general, when these tasks are mandatory and closely related to an employee’s regular job duties, it is more likely that such time must be paid.
There are also rules for when stand-by time must be paid. As a general matter, the more restricted an employee is during stand-by time, the more likely they must be paid for waiting. Pay is usually required when an employee is required to wait at an office for a job assignment, but pay is probably not required when an employee simply takes home a pager that may or may not ever alert them. However, if the pager does call in the employee to work, all work time must be paid.
