California Supreme Court
Jan. 10, 2015
Workers on long shifts must be paid if on call or asleep, state high court rules
In a decision favoring laborers who work 24-hour shifts, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that security guards who are required to remain on site must be paid for all their time regardless of whether they actually worked.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
In a decision favoring laborers who work 24-hour shifts, the state Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that security guards who are required to remain on site must be paid for all their time regardless of whether they actually worked.
Just because the guards may spend their on-call hours sleeping or watching television doesn't negate the reality that they are under the control of their employ...
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