Hello,
I am a new grad living in California who just got her first job at an LTACH. I work three 12 hr shifts a week. From my understanding, anything over 8hrs in a workday is OT pay. When I did my orientation I signed a paper agreeing to a pay rate of 42 hourly and OT pay rate of 63 hourly. On my paystub, all hrs worked are at the 42 hour rate. I talked to a couple of other employees and they say they never get OT pay. My understanding is the only way for an employer to get around OT pay for nurses is to hold a vote with all affected employees and for said nurses to agree to waive OT pay. I never voted on that or heard of such a vote occurring at my work place. Is this illegal? Should I contact the labor board?