Compensation for being on call

[BennyRsMom]

My hospital has really cracked down on overtime. I sincerely understand the need to keep costs down but it's another new policy that has me concerned. When our unit census is low we are often cancelled for the first four hours (we work 12 hr shifts). We have to remain available and on-call during that time and may have to go in and work the remaining 8 hours. We are not compensated at all for the 4 hours we are on call. Again I understand the need to cut costs, but is this legal? It would be much easier to swallow if we were paid even $5 /hour to be on call. Does anyone else deal with being on-call, and if so are you compensated? I would really appreciate some feedback.

[Babs0512]

We get $3.00/hr to be on call.

If called in, time and a half for 0700-2300

After 2300 -0700 double time