© 2025 Seyfarth Shaw LLP Massachusetts Wage & Hour Peculiarities, 2025 ed. | iii III. HOURS OF WORK & COMPENSABLE TIME ............................................................ 34 A. The Workweek...................................................................................................... 34 B. Compensable “Working Time”............................................................................. 35 1. Meal Breaks .............................................................................................. 35 a. Exemptions ................................................................................... 36 b. Liability for Missed, Late, or Short Breaks and Failure to Compensate Employees for Work Performed During Breaks ........................................................................................... 36 2. On-Call Time ............................................................................................ 38 3. Reporting Pay............................................................................................ 39 4. Sleep Time ................................................................................................ 40 5. Compensable Travel Time ........................................................................ 40 a. Commuting Time .......................................................................... 41 b. Overnight Travel ........................................................................... 42 c. Travel in a Company Vehicle ....................................................... 42 IV. OVERTIME ...................................................................................................................... 43 A. Calculation of the Regular Rate of Pay................................................................. 43 1. Compensation Included in the Calculation of the Regular Rate of Pay Under Federal Law ............................................................................ 44 2. Compensation Excluded from the Calculation of the Regular Rate of Pay Under Federal Law ........................................................................ 45 3. Additional Compensation Excluded from the Calculation of the Regular Rate of Pay Under Massachusetts Law ....................................... 45 4. Determining Whether to Apply the Massachusetts or Federal Calculation of the Regular Rate ................................................................ 46 5. Calculation of the Regular Rate for an Hourly Employee ........................ 46 6. Calculation of the Regular Rate for an Employee Paid on a Commission Basis Only............................................................................ 46 7. Calculation of the Regular Rate When a Bonus Is Included in the Rate ........................................................................................................... 47 8. Calculation of the Regular Rate for an Employee Paid by a Method Other Than an Hourly Rate....................................................................... 48 a. Piecework...................................................................................... 48 b. Day Rates and Job Rates............................................................... 49
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