California Labor Laws?
Recently my employer has demanded/required that the workforce ,made up of both non excempt and excempt employees be 24/7. This does not "feel" right but I am not familiar with the labor law. They will compensate, obviously by paying overtime to the non-exempt employees. But it should not be demanded or required right? Also, they have this requirement of being "on-call". They will pay at a rate of 8:1 hours of on call, i.e. for every 8 hours of on call they will pay you one reg hour.
What are my rights re: these issues?
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Try this site. http://www.dir.ca.gov/
your biggest issue is whether or not you belong to a collective bargaining unit (a union) and what their language states. The state itself (CA) has laws regarding working more that 8 hrs in a given workday. NO ONE can be forced to work more than 8 hrs in a day, however, shifts can be split and thats where the gray area is. On-call in our (union) refers to a employee guaranteed a certain # of hours per week and then you are available for call-ins the other hours (for any shift of that day). On call pay exists if you are at home with the (beeper) and you must come in when called. You are probably paid an on-call pay in case you are needed. But if you are not, you are still compensated for your on-call time. The Ca Labor Laws are available on line but are lengthy and full of garble. You will find your answer there though, and I would also consult you Human Resources dept. to make sure what your company is doing is legal.