Our mgmt is wanting to start a practice of "meeting pay". The concept is that for all mandatory meetings you will be paid a flat hourly rate (that in most cases in lower than our normal pay).

The time "required to be there" will not count toward hours worked, so you won't get OT.


I have two problems with this:

1. They are mandatory meetings, so I would think you should be paid your normal pay.
2. If I am already scheduled for 40 hr week, then have to attend a 2 hour meeting, I should get OT.

We are in the state of Ohio.

Where should I look for rules to address this to see if it is legal?

I would start by Googling 'Ohio labor laws.'

This is one of the dumbest management moves I have ever heard. Why do they want to tick off their employees? How much money do they think they are going to save?? And how much is it going to cost in accounting/payroll input time??

This would not fly in NY or CA. But check state labor laws

This may depend on your employee status. In Oklahoma, I am considered full time exempt. Meaning I do not get paid for overtime.

In Illinois- We have Quarterly mandatory meetings, we recieve our normal rate of pay, and the meetings are always at a local resturant so they feed us, but we do not get overtime for these... not sure how they work around it, but they do.

Same here. I, along with all other VP's and higher employees, are on call 24/7. But check your state labor laws for more info. This sounds like a lawsuit waiting to happen.