Does your organization require employees to call-in before a scheduled shift to determine if an employee actually needs to report to work that day? If the answer is yes, then this new California Court of Appeals case imposes new reporting time pay requirements on your organization.
In a recent case (Ward v. Tilly’s Inc.), the California Court of Appeals has held that employers who require employees to call-in prior to a scheduled shift to determine whether the employee is needed that day, is required to pay the employee reporting time pay (at a minimum for 2 hours of work) even if the employee is told that he does not need to work that day.
Background
This case arises from a scheduling policy of a retailer (Tilly’s). Under the policy, employees were required to call in approximately two hours before the start of a scheduled shift to determine whether they needed to come to work for that shift. If the employee was told to come into work, the employee was paid for his scheduled shift. However, if the employee was told not to come into work, the employee received no pay for the day. Continue reading NEW CASE: Major Changes to California’s Reporting Time Pay Requirements