when I began my employment, I was told there was mandatory online training that I needed to complete on "my own time." are they supposed to pay me?

If the mandatory training is specific to your job (i.e., it isn't a general knowledge course such as a GED course) and if it is required by your employer, the employer is required to treat the training as "compensable time" and must compensate you for it. If it fails to do so, we can bring a suit against it for 2 times the amount it shoul have but failed to pay. Additionally, we can win our attorneys fees and costs from the employer. Michael A. Caldwell 404-979-3154