Hourly states

[Lisochka]

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I never knew there were hourly states...Which states are those? probably California?
Here is the quote I took from another forum:
" in a hourly state where anything over 8 or 40 hours is OT. "

In what states do they consider it an OT after 8 or 40 hours?

 

[ldiot]

I never knew there were hourly states...Which states are those? probably California?
Here is the quote I took from another forum:
" in a hourly state where anything over 8 or 40 hours is OT. "

In what states do they consider it an OT after 8 or 40 hours?

All states in which the state income tax and cost of living far exceeds any OT pay. Probably also the most saturated states (like California) in which you won't be getting any OT to begin with.

 

[zelman]

I never knew there were hourly states...Which states are those? probably California?
Here is the quote I took from another forum:
" in a hourly state where anything over 8 or 40 hours is OT. "

In what states do they consider it an OT after 8 or 40 hours?

California is the only one that mandates it. Other states can if the employer wants, so it is rare.

 

[6GodPharm]

All states in which the state income tax and cost of living far exceeds any OT pay. Probably also the most saturated states (like California) in which you won't be getting any OT to begin with.

Certain areas of California are desperate but with all the schools opening up by 2019-2020 I see all of California saturated and OT going out the door. Thats why i'm working as much as possible before that happens. Currently doing 73 hour work weeks with the shortage... Yeah ridiculous

 

[confettiflyer]

Certain areas of California are desperate but with all the schools opening up by 2019-2020 I see all of California saturated and OT going out the door. Thats why i'm working as much as possible before that happens. Currently doing 73 hour work weeks with the shortage... Yeah ridiculous

Institution-wise - OT will be minimized, but legally, it would require legislative reversal + governor's signature to re-exempt pharmacists.

Seeing as we the people just expanded OT to farm workers, don't think that will happen in the foreseeable future.


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[Claydoe]

NJ is time and a half anything over 40 hours in a week

 

[Wickett]

NJ is time and a half anything over 40 hours in a week

How often do employers then let pharmacists pick up OT? Obviously OT would be awesome, but I just imagine with the glut of pharmacists you could hardly get it. I'd rather stick with what I get now (rate + $10/hr for anything over 40hrs) because I can pick up these extra shifts if I want pretty easily.

 

[Corpseman]

How often do employers then let pharmacists pick up OT? Obviously OT would be awesome, but I just imagine with the glut of pharmacists you could hardly get it. I'd rather stick with what I get now (rate + $10/hr for anything over 40hrs) because I can pick up these extra shifts if I want pretty easily.

I am in the southwest and I get 10-12 hours of OT every week (time and a half) at the moment and may be more once winter comes along and we get more hours.

 

[confettiflyer]

How often do employers then let pharmacists pick up OT? Obviously OT would be awesome, but I just imagine with the glut of pharmacists you could hardly get it. I'd rather stick with what I get now (rate + $10/hr for anything over 40hrs) because I can pick up these extra shifts if I want pretty easily.

Basically only in extreme conditions, like sick calls or last minute unavoidable gaps in coverage. At my hospital, the sequence looks like this.

Event: pharmacist calls in sick 1 hour before shift
0) See if we even really need them - can a manager just sit out in the main pharmacy, sign off some things, and punt any phone calls and clinical duty to the other pharmacists?
1) Call per-diem pool for coverage
2) Call part-time staff who are < 40 hours for the week
3) See if a resident is available to staff the shift (licensed + passed competency for that area if it's a decentralized/specialty position).
4) Call in staff at OT rate
5) Current staff stays on shift*

*after 12 hours in CA, the rate jumps to 2x. My personal record was working 17 hours in a quasi-emergency and for the final 5 hours I was making > $150/hr.