As we discussed last week, makeup time provides flexibility for California employers and employees to offset time taken off within the same workweek without incurring overtime obligations. Additionally, the California Labor Code permits the use of compensatory time, commonly known as “comp time.” However, the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) imposes significant limitations on
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Understanding Make-up Time Under California Law
As difficult as it is to comply with California’s daily overtime rules, it is easy to forget the one form of flexibility provided to employers — make-up time. This provision allows employers to avoid paying overtime when employees want to take off an equivalent amount of time during the same work week. This Friday’s Five…
Five huge misconceptions about California employment law
This week’s Friday’s Five covers five huge misconceptions about California employment law that can land employers into huge legal trouble:
1. Meal and rest breaks seem so trivial.
The topic may seem trivial for companies that have not faced this litigation before, or for out of state employers who wrongly believe California cannot be much…
Five myths about California employment law
This week’s Friday’s Five covers five misconceptions about California employment law that can land employers in a lot of hot water:
- Meal and rest breaks seem so trivial.
The topic for the uneducated (or out of state) employer does seem trivial. However, with the penalty owed to employees of one hour of pay for each…