Labor/Employment
Jul. 14, 2011
Got a minute? The de minimis standard in wage and hour law
Should courts allow employers to escape liability for small amounts of uncompensated time? By Scott Edward Cole and Hannah R. Salassi of Scott Cole & Associates APC
Albert Einstein said that time is relative. For most of us, a minute or two floats by during a routine workday without conscious notice. For thousands of California workers each day, however, precious minutes are snatched from their day, without compensation, to further their employer's interests. This happens, for example, when employees have to wait in line for security bag checks after "clocking out," or...
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