Overnight shift, pay?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You legally do not get paid for 8hrs overnight while sleeping. So only claim your awake time. If you work 7pm- 7am, you can only get paid for 4hrs of that time. So 4x$15 is $60 a night.

What kind of complete nonsense is that?

This "nonsense" is federal law.
Of course, you can pay someone as much as you want. But, in the case of a full 24 hour shift, you are not required to pay for 8 hours of sleep time, provided the employee could be sleeping. ( so staying up late by choice, pay not required. Kid wakes up, pay required)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You legally do not get paid for 8hrs overnight while sleeping. So only claim your awake time. If you work 7pm- 7am, you can only get paid for 4hrs of that time. So 4x$15 is $60 a night.

What kind of complete nonsense is that?

This "nonsense" is federal law.
Of course, you can pay someone as much as you want. But, in the case of a full 24 hour shift, you are not required to pay for 8 hours of sleep time, provided the employee could be sleeping. ( so staying up late by choice, pay not required. Kid wakes up, pay required)

Its not a full 24 hour shift, so I dont believe that law would apply here. OP will arrive in the evening when the kids are most likely already in bed. She sleeps there, and gets them ready for school and drives them in the morning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You legally do not get paid for 8hrs overnight while sleeping. So only claim your awake time. If you work 7pm- 7am, you can only get paid for 4hrs of that time. So 4x$15 is $60 a night.

What kind of complete nonsense is that?

This "nonsense" is federal law.
Of course, you can pay someone as much as you want. But, in the case of a full 24 hour shift, you are not required to pay for 8 hours of sleep time, provided the employee could be sleeping. ( so staying up late by choice, pay not required. Kid wakes up, pay required)

Its not a full 24 hour shift, so I dont believe that law would apply here. OP will arrive in the evening when the kids are most likely already in bed. She sleeps there, and gets them ready for school and drives them in the morning.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You legally do not get paid for 8hrs overnight while sleeping. So only claim your awake time. If you work 7pm- 7am, you can only get paid for 4hrs of that time. So 4x$15 is $60 a night.

And if she doesn't get to sleep 8 hours? Does she get nothing for the inconvenience of not sleeping in her own bed? I understand that there are legal minimums, but it doesn't mean they CAN'T pay her for that time, and if they offered to only pay for the working hours in the morning that is no incentive for someone to sleep over.

OP here. Thanks for looking out.