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On-call employee

Term · Insurance and risk management · MLC-T-INS-002408

A worker who is required to be available to work at short notice, either at the employer's premises or a specified location. The determination of whether an on-call employee's time is compensable depends on the degree of restriction placed on their personal activities. Federal labor laws, such as the Fair Labor Standards Act, provide guidelines for compensating on-call time.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-INS-002408
FieldInsurance and risk management
SubjectEmployment Practices Liability
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-INS-002408",
  "term": "On-call employee",
  "field": "Insurance and risk management",
  "definition": "A worker who is required to be available to work at short notice, either at the employer's premises or a specified location. The determination of whether an on-call employee's time is compensable depends on the degree of restriction placed on their personal activities. Federal labor laws, such as the Fair Labor Standards Act, provide guidelines for compensating on-call time.",
  "subject": "Employment Practices Liability",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/on-call-employee/"
}

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