[Source: HRWatchdog/CalChamber] Our nonexempt employees answer texts and calls after-hours. Is this work time and how much time would we pay for a five-minute call, for example? Yes, in most instances, answering short calls, texts and emails would meet the definition of hours worked found in the Industrial Welfare Commission Orders, Section 2: “Hours worked” Read More…
Tag: overtime
California Supreme Court: OT rate for flat bonus must be based on nonovertime hours worked
[Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune] Except for executives, professionals, and others exempt from overtime rules, California employees are legally entitled to one-and-half times their “regular” hourly rate of pay for hours over eight in a day, over 40 in a week, and for all hours worked on the seventh day in a workweek. Non-exempt employees Read More…
Overtime pay still applies to work meetings scheduled in advance
[Source: CalChamber / Labor Law Corner] My employees normally work Monday through Friday, 8 hours a day, and all are paid hourly for their work. There have been some issues among the employees, and I want to bring them all in for a 1-hour meeting on Saturday morning to discuss the issues. I’ve given everyone Read More…