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CFR  

Code of Federal Regulations Pertaining to U.S. Department of Labor

Title 29  

Labor

 

Chapter V  

Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor

 

 

Part 785  

Hours Worked

 

 

 

Subpart C  

Application of Principles


29 CFR 785.17 - On-call time.

  • Section Number: 785.17
  • Section Name: On-call time.

    An employee who is required to remain on call on the employer's 
premises or so close thereto that he cannot use the time effectively for 
his own purposes is working while ``on call''. An employee who is not 
required to remain on the employer's premises but is merely required to 
leave word at his home or with company officials where he may be reached 
is not working while on call. (Armour & Co. v. Wantock, 323 U.S. 126 
(1944); Handler v. Thrasher, 191 F. 2d 120 (C.A. 10, 1951); Walling v. 
Bank of Waynesboro, Georgia, 61 F. Supp. 384 (S.D. Ga. 1945))
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