Demystifying California's complex time and attendance laws
California's employee time and attendance laws and meal and break regulations impose strict restrictions on employers.
According to the Department of Industrial Relations website, overtime must be paid to employees who work more than eight hours a day under California state law - not just those who put in more than 40 hours a week, as in most states. Compensation at time-and-a-half is required for employee attendance of more than eight hours up to and including 12 hours, after which point workers must be paid double their usual rate.
Workers who do not receive meal breaks of 30 minutes per five hours of work are permitted to collect additional pay, and the penalties for violating these regulations are steep.
In April 2007, the state court ruled that employers who violate meal and rest provisions can be sued for three years' worth of back pay.
The state's stringent workplace regulations are thought to have contributed to the loss of more than 600,000 private sector jobs over the past decade, according to The Associated Press.
According to the Department of Industrial Relations website, overtime must be paid to employees who work more than eight hours a day under California state law - not just those who put in more than 40 hours a week, as in most states. Compensation at time-and-a-half is required for employee attendance of more than eight hours up to and including 12 hours, after which point workers must be paid double their usual rate.
Workers who do not receive meal breaks of 30 minutes per five hours of work are permitted to collect additional pay, and the penalties for violating these regulations are steep.
In April 2007, the state court ruled that employers who violate meal and rest provisions can be sued for three years' worth of back pay.
The state's stringent workplace regulations are thought to have contributed to the loss of more than 600,000 private sector jobs over the past decade, according to The Associated Press.
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