Overtime Wages Could Be Required for Off-the-Clock Meetings and Training

The Department of Labor has recovered back pay wages for 80 employees who were illegally denied overtime payment by a nonprofit company, Keystone Adolescent Center.  This company ran five facilities with the goal of helping at-risk youth.  The Department of Labor investigated the company and found that 80 employees there were obligated to attend meetings and trainings outside of their normal working hours.  Despite this, Keystone did not pay these employees any wages whatsoever for this time.  Instead, Keystone only paid the employees to attend these meetings if the meetings happened to occur during the employees’ regularly scheduled shifts.  This conduct is a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.  Employers are obligated to pay their employees for mandatory work meetings, even when such meetings happen outside of normal shift times.  https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20210405-1