Understanding Overtime Pay Laws for Home Care Workers in Vermont
This video covers overtime pay rules for home care workers in Vermont: workers exceeding 40 hours in a 7-day workweek are entitled to overtime pay of at least 1.5 times their regular rate. It highlights how software with accurate visit-time capture (via EVV) supports compliance with payroll and overtime rules.
Who we empower every day
By Role
- Agency Owners – Ensure your time-capture system aligns with overtime rules, EVV visit logs feed directly into payroll & reduce risk of non-compliance.
By Persona
- Supervisors – Monitor shift hours, ensure EVV capture matches scheduled hours, flag overtime early.
- Care Managers – Schedule caregivers mindful of overtime thresholds, & document any variances.
- Billers/Payroll – Use EVV time logs to generate accurate payroll, ensure compliant overtime pay.
- Schedulers – Build shifts taking into account overtime thresholds and EVV capture capacity.
- Caregivers – Understand how their recorded hours and visit logs feed into payroll and overtime calculations.
- On-Call Coordinators – Manage emergency or weekend shifts ensuring time capture and overtime compliance.
Accurate time and visit logging through EVV is essential for payroll compliance, especially in states like Vermont with defined overtime law. Systems that integrate EVV data with payroll reduce risk and administrative burden.