Q: Can my CA employer, require me to stay in a rented location w/ co-workers?
I am a Non-exempt employee and my CA employer wants to rent a house and require me and my co-workers to stay at this home for several days, paying me only for the hours of the various business meetings throughout the day, beginning with a breakfast meeting and ending with a dinner meeting. We are not given any off hours, (other than sleeping) and we must sleep there as a group. This seems both inappropriate as well as unprofessional and does not seem legal to infringe upon personal time and yet not be paid for the required time in this rental house.
A: If you are required to literally stay in the rented location and are not free to leave, then you should be entitled to compensation. On the other hand, if the employer is providing you with a place to stay and you are free to come and go in your off time, you are not entitled to compensation.
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