Waiting Time and On-Call Time

New and Updated

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Hours Worked: Washington

  Updated to reflect forthcoming amendments to the meal and rest break requirements for hospital workers. 

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Hours Worked: Illinois

  Updated to reflect forthcoming amendment to the Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act requiring paid lactation breaks.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Hours Worked: Oregon

  Updated to reflect expanded employee coverage of lactation accommodations, effective May 7, 2025.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Hours Worked: Minnesota

  Updated to reflect forthcoming amendments to the meal and rest break requirements.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Hours Worked: California

  Updated to include information on a California Court of Appeal ruling concerning meal break waivers.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Hours Worked: Texas

  Updated to reflect the repeal of the Euless, Texas, Fair Overtime and Scheduling Standards Ordinance, effective September 24, 2024, and its removal from this article.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Hours Worked: Montana

  Updated to reflect amended regulations that harmonize most of the state rules regarding hours worked with their federal counterparts, effective March 9, 2024. 

• Type:

  Policies and Procedures

  Unpaid On-Call Time Policy

  Enhanced to improve the comprehensiveness, organization and scope of coverage.

• Type:

  Policies and Procedures

  Paid On-Call Time Policy

  Enhanced to improve the comprehensiveness, organization and scope of coverage.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Hours Worked: Federal

  Updated to reflect information on a federal appeals court's ruling regarding rounding.