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Perspective

Jul. 26, 2013

Minimum wage applies to each and every hour worked

In short, employers cannot circumvent their obligation to pay minimum wage for all hours worked by averaging all time during the pay period. By Rebecca Gilbert Gundzik


By Rebecca Gilbert Gundzik


On July 17, the state Supreme Court denied a petition for review filed by Downtown LA Motors, LP and other defendants which sought to reverse the judgment entered against them in Gonzalez v Downtown LA Motors, LP, 215 Cal. App. 4th 36 (2013). Gonzalez was a wage and hour class action filed by service technicians employed at Downtown LA Motors Mercedes Benz. The technicians claimed the right to recover compensation for unpa...

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