What does a mandatory meeting mean?

Employers must pay non-salaried employees for the time they spend in mandatory meetings. It counts toward your overtime, as well, so if a meeting puts you over 40 hours per week (or over 8 or 12 hours in a day), your wages are subject to the federal government’s and California’s overtime laws.

Does mandatory mean compulsory?

Mandatory indicates a quality of binding to the particular thing while compulsory indicates a necessity of something. Both mandatory and compulsory are two words that mean something essential. Therefore, these two words are often used as synonyms.

Can your boss force you to work on your day off?

Your employer cannot make you work on a day contractually guaranteed to be your day off. Written employment contracts and religion are the only reasons the employer could not require you to work on your day off—and fire you if you don’t. There is some good news, though, at least for hourly employees.

Can my employer force me to come in on my day off?

Regardless of your usual schedule, when you work is 100\% up to the employer. The employer can require you to come in early, to stay late, or to work on what is supposed to be your day off. If you don’t work when your employer says you must, you may be terminated.

What does it mean if something is compulsory?

1 : required by or as if by law compulsory education. 2 : having the power of forcing someone to do something a compulsory law. compulsory. adjective. com·​pul·​so·​ry | \ kəm-ˈpəl-sə-rē \

What is the legal meaning of mandatory?

Many of the services we deliver are classified as mandatory which means there is a. statutory or legislative requirement, law or regulation that says they must be provided to. the community.

Do mandatory meetings count as work hours?

As mandatory meetings count as work, they’re covered by federal wage and hour laws. You have to be paid at least minimum wage while you’re in a mandatory meeting. If you’re entitled to overtime and the meeting puts you over 40 hours, you’re entitled to time-and-a-half. The law does, however, allow your employer to pay you less than your normal

Is meeting attendance mandatory or optional?

The law assumes attendance is mandatory unless the meeting meets all four requirements for an exception: It’s not in your regular work hours. Attendance really is optional. It’s not directly related to your current job. You aren’t doing any productive work during the meeting.

Do you have to pay employees for a voluntary meeting?

The meeting serves to benefit the employer. If meetings are strictly voluntary and outside of working hours, you may not be required to pay employees. To be sure, check your state and federal wage and hour laws.

Do you have to pay off duty employees to attend meetings?

Warning: Keep in mind that if you require off-duty employees to attend meetings…you must pay them for that time. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, employers must pay employees for attending meetings: