Legal Question in Employment Law in California
Minimum hours worked
I thought there was a law reguarding the minimum no. of hours to be paid when an employee was scheduled to work. I thought it was 4 hours, but I have only been paid for the actual hours worked. I am part time.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Minimum hours worked
Generally in California hourly employees must be paid for at least two hours of work for a shift.
What you might be thinking of is that if you are scheduled to work an 8-hour shift, show up to work but then are sent home, you would get 4 hours of pay.
The rule is that an employee must be allowed to work and get paid for at least 1/2 of their regularly-scheduled shift. If they are not, then they are entitled to the difference, up to a maximum of four hours total.
Hopefully that clarifies things for you.
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