Legal Question in Employment Law in California

Hello,

Yes, it's called "reporting time." When you report to work and the employer advises you that they don't need you, they should be compensating you for half the time you were supposed to be working originally. In other words, if you were supposed to work a full 8 hour day, you should be compensated for 4 hours.

Thanks,

Arkady Itkin

Mr. Itkin is almost correct. The reporting time pay is actually a little more complicated to calculate, but not much. Minimum reporting time pay must be 1/2 your "regular" or customary shift. So if you have worked 8 hour shifts for the past month, but are scheduled for a 4 hour shift, and the employer sends you home after 2 hours, they must pay you 1/2 your regular shift - 4 hours, not 1/2 the scheduled shift - 2 hours. In addition, reporting time pay must be at least 2 hours, but does not have to be more than 4 hours. So even if you customarily work 12 hour shifts, are scheduled for a 7 hour shift and sent home after two, they only have to pay you for 4 hours, not 6.