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Civil Litigation,
Labor/Employment,
California Supreme Court

Jul. 9, 2018

Upcoming state high court decision could affect employers’ rounding policies

An appellate ruling said that employers’ systems rounding worker hours to the quarter hour are legal as long as the policy is neutral, but a pending California Supreme Court case concerning de minimis time could make their reprieve short-lived, according to attorneys.

Upcoming state high court decision could affect employers’ rounding policies
Justice Nora M. Manella of the 2nd District Court of Appeal

A recent appellate ruling said employers can round workers' hours to the quarter-hour if the policy is neutral, but a pending California Supreme Court case concerning de minimis time could make their reprieve short-lived, according to attorneys.

In AHMC Healthcare v. Superior Court (Los Angeles), two health care workers sued their employer for alleged failure to pay all time worked under a payroll system that rounded their ...

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