The House Labor Relations Committee met this morning to receive an update from L&I on the implementation of Act 102 of 2008, which prohibits mandatory overtime in health care facilities. The department reported it is ready for July 1, when the act goes into effect, and has been busy educating facilities on the nuances of the law. Members expressed concern that “on call” time will be used to substitute for mandatory overtime and the department assured the committee that it will be looking for patterns of abuse of the law.
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