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Compensable "Hours Worked"
California Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Compensable “Hours Worked”
By Tony Oncidi on
Huerta v. CSI Elec. Contractors, 15 Cal. 5th 908 (2024)
This decision arose from a class action asserting wage claims on behalf of contractors hired to assist with “procurement, installation, construction, and testing services” at a solar power facility on privately-owned land. The California Supreme Court answered three questions certified by the Ninth Circuit as follows:
- An employee’s time spent on an employer’s premises