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Labor/Employment,
California Courts of Appeal

Jul. 5, 2017

Are you minding potential off-the-clock work problems?

Given the ubiquitous nature of cellphones, tablets, and remote access; people commuting in greater distances; and being accessible to employers by cellphone, the potential for off-the-work claims is ever increasing.

Matthew T. Schechter

Partner
McManis Faulkner APC

Appellate Practice, Labor & Employment, Litigation

50 W San Fernando St Ste 1000
San Jose , CA 95113-2415

Phone: (408) 279-8700

Fax: (408) 279-3244

Email: mschechter@mcmanislaw.com

Notre Dame Law School

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California’s Labor Code defines “wages” as amounts for work “performed by employees of every description, whether the amount is fixed or ascertained by the standard of time, task, piece, commission basis, or other method of calculation.” Labor Code Section 200(a). When focusing on employees who work on an hourly basis, calculating the time worked, and thus wages owed, is fairly straightforward for the time during which the employee is “clocked-in.” Knowing the hours w...

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