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Labor/Employment,
California Supreme Court

Jul. 27, 2018

No minimum for paid off-clock minutes, state high court rules

The California Supreme Court decided on Thursday that state law does not set a minimum for compensable, regularly occurring, off-the-clock minutes, while leaving open the issue of seconds or irregular time.

State law does not set a minimum for compensable, regularly occurring off-the-clock minutes worked, the California Supreme Court unanimously decided Thursday while leaving open the issue of seconds or irregular time.

The decision removes "the so-called federal 'de minimis' rule from the body of California law," said Stanley D. Saltzman of Marlin & Saltzman LLP, who argued for the plaintiff. "And we are heartened that employers a...

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