California Questions and Answers about Overtime
Can my employer track "comp time"?
It has been a past policy for my employer to keep track of "comp time" rather than pay overtime for its salaried employees. Comp time was also banked as single hour instead of time and a half. It was ...
1 answer | asked Jun 29, 2011 10:15 AM [EST] | applies to California
I am forced to work past my quitting time no overtime paid
Our work schedule is 7:45 am to 4:15 pm, but we have to put on our smock,hair net,wash our hands etc,( food packing Co.) after this ( 3 to 5 min) we have to clock in around 7:33 to 7:37 and rush to th...
2 answers | asked Jun 26, 2010 7:23 PM [EST] | applies to California
If a holiday falls not on my scheduled work week, am i allowed to work that holiday?
I work in a union and i have the most seniority than the other workers. I usually have Friday and Saturdays off, and Christmas this year falls on Friday. My employer scheduled me to work on Christmas,...
1 answer | asked Dec 24, 2009 12:44 PM [EST] | applies to California
Overtime for 13 consecutive days
I know that you get overtime pay on the 7th consecutive day but, I can not find anything about the days after that. Does it continue on the each consecutive day after that or does it reset for a new w...
2 answers | asked Nov 4, 2009 4:51 PM [EST] | applies to California
Exempt employee wondering if I should have been non-exempt?
I was a insurance sales manager for the Auto Club of Southern California for 2 years. We were exempt employees, but we were required to do non-exempt employee work such as selling policies, servicing ...
1 answer | asked Jan 25, 2009 11:03 AM [EST] | applies to California
California's Alternative Workweek Schedule
This question is for the state of California. We would like to request that our employees work 3/12 shifts? (3 days a week, 12 hours a day) Can this be considered an Alternative Workweek Schedule? Wha...
1 answer | asked Aug 1, 2008 12:31 PM [EST] | applies to California
Ex: Store closes at 6pm. I am scheduled to work from 12-8pm.
Can retail companies force commission only employees to work after the store has closed to help clean the store?
1 answer | asked Oct 1, 2007 8:32 PM [EST] | applies to California
salary holiday pay and time clocks
the company i work for is a salary and hourly based employer. for our holidays they require us to work the day before and the day after to be paid for the holiday. i understand the hourly employees, b...
1 answer | asked Jul 5, 2006 4:53 PM [EST] | applies to California
Commission only employee
I would like to hire a few commission only employees. Can I hire them as exempt or do I need to hire them as non-exempt and pay overtime? For the non-exempt answer, how would I calculate the overtime ...
1 answer | asked Sep 30, 2005 6:08 PM [EST] | applies to California