Marcy is an hourly-paid employee in the JKJ Company. Her supervisor Tom has asked Marcy to not begin working on a presentation until he leaves a meeting. The meeting happens to last six hours and Marcy doesn't have other work to do while Tom is in the meeting. Marcy decides to read a book while she waits. According to the Fair Labor Standards Act should Marcy be paid for reading the book? Choose the best answer:

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Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, "engaged to wait" means that an employee is considered to be working while waiting for tasks, and thus should be paid. Marcy is waiting for her supervisor to give her work, so she is engaged to wait and should be compensated.

Marcy Is an Hourly-Paid Employee in the JKJ Company