EDWARDSVILLE A flight nurse claims she was not paid for overtime despite working more than 40 hours per week.
Elizabeth Yarnell filed a complaint April 28 in the Madison County Circuit Court against Air Methods Corporation, alleging violation of the Illinois Minimum Wage Law, unjust enrichment and negligence.
Yarnell alleges in her complaint that while working as a nurse as a member of Air Methods medical flight crew, she was required to work two, 24-hour shifts each week. She claims her shifts were spent either working on an emergency call or staying at Air Methods facility. She claims she worked more than 40 hours per week. Yarnell claims she was not paid overtime pay despite working more than 40 hours and that Air Methods deducted eight hours out of each shift for sleep time unless it was interrupted, in violation of the Illinois Minimum Wage Law. She alleges she should be paid for hours worked, meaning all the time an employee is required to be on duty or on the emp
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Effective March 12, 2021, until December 31, 2022, employees in
New York State are eligible for a paid leave of absence for a
sufficient period of time, not to exceed four hours per injection,
to be vaccinated for COVID-19. This new Labor Law provision,
codified at Section 196-C of
the New York Labor Law, was signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo on
March 12, 2021, and is applicable to all employers in New York
State, including any person, corporation, limited liability company
or association employing any individual in any occupation,
industry, trade, business or service. Public employers, including
FLSA may require pay for time spent getting vaccinated, Illinois says hrdive.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from hrdive.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) has issued March 2021 guidance for employers on “
Compensation, Paid Leave and the COVID-19 Vaccine,” advising employers on providing employees with time off and flexibility in order to get the first (and as necessary, the second dose) of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Mandatory Vaccination Programs
The IDOL guidance states that pursuant to the Illinois Minimum Wage Law and the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, if an employer requires employees to get vaccinated, then the time the employee spends getting the vaccine “is likely compensable,” even if the employee gets vaccinated during non-working time.
IDOL also advises that mandatory vaccination requirements by employers should be combined with paid leave for employees to receive both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine (if two doses are required). Alternatively, employers should provide compensation for the time taken by employees in order to comply with the employer’s mandatory vaccine require