Is it legal to make employees do documentation on home time and not pay them?
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Is it legal to make employees do documentation on home time and not pay them?
I am a home health nurse and often
times after completing an 8 hour
day we will have to go home and
chart and it goes unpaid. Is this
legal?
Asked on February 13, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Illinois
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
If you are an hourly paid worker, then all work time is compensable; that is you must be paid for it. If you are not being properly compensated you can file a wage claim with your state's department of labor and/or consult directly with an employment law attorney. Additionally, if you are a "non-exempt" employee, you are entitled to overtime pay to the extent that you work over 40 hours in a work week.
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