The question of whether to pay employees for putting on protective gear has plagued employers for years. While the federal courts are divided over this issue, at least five Appellate Courts – the Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, Eleventh and now the Tenth Circuits – have held that personal protective equipment is included within the meaning of
July 2011
Do California State Overtime Laws Apply to Visiting Workers?
By Bill Pokorny on
Posted in Overtime, State Regulation
Do you have employees who visit California for business? If so, now may be a good time to brush up on California wage and hour law. On June 30, 2011, the California Supreme Court ruled that the California Labor Code’s overtime provisions applied to three non-resident employees of Oracle Corporation who performed work within the…