We invite you to review our newly-posted March 2023 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law. The highlights include:

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. v. Hewitt, 598 U.S. ___, 143 S. Ct. 677 (2023)

Oil rig worker Michael Hewitt earned over $200,000 per year but did not receive overtime compensation. Hewitt was paid on a “daily-rate” basis, i.e., Hewitt’s biweekly paycheck was calculated based on a daily rate which was multiplied by the number of days he worked during the pay period. Helix

Sumuel v. ADVO, Inc., 155 Cal. App. 4th 1099 (2007)

In this class action, Tiffany Sumuel and Rudy Halim sued ADVO for unpaid overtime, asserting that ADVO’s policy in California of not paying supplemental salary replacement benefits to its sick or disabled managers until after they supplied proof of receipt of SDI benefits violated the “salary basis test” applicable to determining exemption from overtime.