I am working part time a an LPN at an Assisted living facility. When I was hired there was no mention of being on call. Recently the salaried DON had to actually come in and cover 2 shifts, after this incident now she decided that all Nurses on staff have to take a week on call, which makes us on call once every 6 weeks for the whole week for the hours between 7am and 11:30pm. (which covers 1st and 2nd shift). I am unavailable for the 2nd shift part of the on call schedule and I have mentioned this to the DON. I have 3 children under 10, and my parents are in Germany and my husbands parents live an hour and a half away, so I do not have babysitting possibilities. The DON's response was:"If you can't handle being on call, you better look for another job" Also there i no compensation planned for the on call time and should we have to handle phone calls we will not be paid and if we have to come in to cover a shift we will be paid our normal hourly wage. I am located in Ohio and would like to know if there is any law that covers on call work. Thank you very much for your time and attention.

