Which rules govern reporting time pay?
A nonexempt employee is entitled to half of his usual days wages (but not less than 2 hours or more than 4 hours of pay) at his regular rate of pay. Example 1: if an employee reports to work for an 8-hour shift, but the employer only has 1 hour of work for him, the employee receives 1 hour of pay for actual time worked and 3 hours of reporting time pay, for a total of 4 hours of pay (or of his usual 8 hours a day of pay). Example 2: if an employee reports to work for a 6-hour shift, but the employer only has 2 hours of work for him, the employee receives 2 hours of pay for actual time worked and 1 hour of reporting time pay, for a total of 3 hours of pay (or of his usual 6 hours a day of pay). Example 3: if an employee reports to work for a 10-hour shift, but the employer only has 1 hour of work for him, the employee receives 1 hour of pay for actual time worked and 3 hours of reporting time pay, for a total of 4 hours of pay (however, this is less than of his usual 10 hours a day of p
