The employer need not pay the employee for time spent at the medical professional’s office beyond what would have been the employee’s normal quitting time. This means that the employer would be responsible for paying the employee wages on the day of the injury, up to the point in time the employee was scheduled to end his normal work day, since you required him to be seen by the medical professional as a result of his work-related injury. The federal regulation interpreting the Fair Labor Standards Act provides that “ime spent by an employee in waiting for and receiving medical attention on the premises or at the direction of the employer during the employee’s normal working hours on days when he is working constitutes hours worked.” (29 Code of Federal Regulations 785.43)
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