TL;DR
Employers are not required to pay employees for electronic onboarding as long as no work or training is performed. However, payment is required if employees are doing work or training during onboarding.
The question: Are we legally allowed to send electronic onboarding documents to employees before their first day so they can fill them out at home, or do they need to fill those out at the restaurant while on the clock?
The answer: As long as new employees are not performing any work or training, there is no need to pay them for electronic onboarding. However, if they are required to do any work or training, for example learning a new skill, then you are required to pay them.
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This story was originally published in 1851 Franchise on March 9, 2021. Burnaze summarizes and links to the original reporting.
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