Labor/Employment,
California Supreme Court,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Aug. 19, 2019
Are time studies still useful in California wage and hour litigation?
A recent pair of cases from the California Supreme Court and the 9th Circuit cast doubt on the utility of time studies under California wage and hour law on at least one issue.
Gregory V. Mersol
Partner
BakerHostetler
Gregory is co-chair of the firm's Employment Class Action Team.
A recent pair of cases from the California Supreme Court and the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals cast doubt on the utility of time studies under California wage and hour law on at least one issue. Employers can no longer effectively use such studies under California law to characterize the amounts of challenged time as de minimis, but they may still be helpful to all parties on a range of other issues under both federal and state law.
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