Calif. Employer's Guide To Tracking Off-The-Clock Tasks

By Elizabeth Arnold and Chester Hanvey (August 8, 2018, 12:07 PM EDT) -- In a recent ruling, the California Supreme Court in Douglas Troester v. Starbucks Corp.[1] stated that the "de minimis" rule was not applicable in a case that involved employees who regularly performed a small amount of work-related tasks "off the clock." The impact of this ruling for California employers is that potentially all time, regardless of how small, may be considered compensable, and failure to track and compensate this time may result in legal liability....

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