Time is Money: Reporting Time Rules in California

Reporting time pay is one of the provisions of California wage and hour law that is often overlooked by employers.  The requirement to pay reporting time is set forth in Section 5 of all but one of the 17 Wage Orders, and it guarantees workers that they will be paid for at least half of their scheduled shift in the event they are sent home early.  It also provides for a minimum of two hours of pay for employees who are required to report to work for a second time in one workday.  The purpose of the provision is to discourage employers from deliberately over-staffing and then sending home excess workers without any pay.  Yet, many employers are unaware of these rules!

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