What do I do when my employer is asking me to monitor software every hour on the hour, when I'm off. They say this is call.

Unless you are exempt, the time you spend monitoring software after hours counts as working or compensible time under the FLSA. You should keep track of it, and make sure your employer knows that you are doing it. Send the employer notice of the time you spend doing this every week. If the employer does not compensate you for the time, including counting that time toward accumulation of hours for overtime purposes, he violates the FLSA. You can win twice as much as he should have paid you for the time. And hte employer has to pay your attorneys fees.   Michael A Caldwell 404-979-3154