Should I be getting paid for 3 hours of work for a work meeting in Oregon?

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I recently had a friend tell me that a mutual acquaintance was informed a couple years back that there is an Oregon law that requires that employees are to be paid for a minimum of 3 hours of work for any sort of work related meeting.

For example: if Starbucks had some sort of district meeting that I was required to go to, and it lasted 87 minutes, they would still be required by Oregon law to pay me for a minimum of 3 hours of my time.

Is this true? If so, can anyone track down the actual law? Sounded a little far-fetched to me...but that's also what made me think it might be true.

rickinnocal · Accepted Answer

Here is what the Oregon Board of Labor has to say...

Q. I require my employees to attend monthly meetings to help understand company policy and new procedures. Do I have to pay them for these meetings?
A. Yes. When the employer requires the employees´ attendance, that time must be counted as time worked, even though the employees may not be performing their usual duties.

Note that it only says the time must be counted as time worked - it says nothing about a three hour minimum. 

Richard

paul · Answer

Fair Labor Standards Act requires that any hourly employee must be paid for all work including meeting that you are required to attend.  This is federal law.  There may be additional requirements in the state of Oregon, But I have no information on that. You should be able to get the straight information from you local employment department before you confront your employer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_Labor_Standards_Act

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Should I be getting paid for 3 hours of work for a work meeting in Oregon?

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