If I worked over 40 hours and then was required to attend mandatory training for 10 hours, should I be paid overtime pay for the training?

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If I worked over 40 hours and then was required to attend mandatory training for 10 hours, should I be paid overtime pay for the training?

Do I get paid overtime pay for attending 10 hours of mandatory training after

working over 40 hours? I am an at will employee.

Asked on June 13, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, Florida

Answers:

SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 5 years ago | Contributor

If you are not exempt from overtime (which includes if you are an hourly employee; or if you are salaried, but you do not meet the criteria for one of the overtime exemptions, such as the administrative employee or executive/managerial exemptions, found on the U.S. Department of Labor or DOL website), then yes: you would get overtime. Mandatory training counts as work time, since it is something you must do, required by your employer for its benefit. So if you are ordinarily eligible for overtime, you would get it for this.


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