A recently changed California law requires San Diego piece rate employers to pay workers for rest and recovery periods, as well as other “non-productive time”. There are specific requirements for how hours and pay for rest and recovery periods and non-productive time will be recorded and reflected on a worker’s pay stub. Non-productive time pay rates must meet or exceed San Diego’s minimum wage requirement of $14.00 per hour.
It is also important to ensure the proper payment of overtime. The labor laws of California specify overtime wages to be time-and-a-half or twice the employee’s regular rate of pay depending upon the number of overtime hours worked and consecutive days.
San Diego piece rate employers may have a substantial financial and legal exposure for the non-payment of wages for rest and recovery periods and non-productive time for a look-back period of several years. Those employers who are concerned that they have not adequately paid their piece-rate work force for non-productive time or rest and recovery periods should contact the experienced wage and hour attorneys at the Watkins Firm for a free and substantive consultation at 858-535-1511.
The calculation of wage and hour rates has become increasingly difficult in California, and the amount of information that is required on a pay stub is constantly expanding. San Diego piece rate employers face a substantial financial exposure for back pay, unpaid rest and recovery, unpaid or under-paid non-productive time as well as penalties, interest and back taxes.
The employer defense attorneys at the Watkins Firm have decades of service to San Diego employers. We focus on protecting San Diego employers and work to keep our clients up to date in every aspect of labor, wage and hour, employment contracts and associated handbooks and manuals. We help to ensure that all labor practices, pay strategies and policies and procedures provide the greatest amount of protection possible to prevent employment related litigation.
We invite you to review the strong recommendations of our clients and contact the Watkins Firm or call 858-535-1511 for a complimentary consultation today.
