overtime pay for carrying pager

[blue14]

I have a question concerning overtime pay when on call.

I work in Virginia at an apartment complex and sometimes I have to be on call after hours to answer emergency calls such as water heater leaks, burst pipes etc.

I'm told when on call, I must available to respond quickly.I do get paid for the time when I have to go out to an emergency.
My question is since I have to wait for pager calls that may occur, should I get paid for just "being on call" even though I may not get paged? I have to be on call for 72hrs. every other week.
THANKS!

 

[ALawyer]

I do not know about VA but in most states it is not compensable work, but a term or condition of employment. If it was work then every on call employee would exceed the Federal hours guideline and be entitled to overtime..

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[zking67]

It is possible that you might be due compensation for you on call status. I recently called the Dept of Labor in my state (CA) and they had a whole description of what would be compensable and non-compensable for people with on-call status. I'm sure your state should have similar information. You should call the Dept. of Labor and listen to the recordings on the subject if they have them.