California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Labor Code - LAB |
Division 2. EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION |
Part 2. WORKING HOURS |
Chapter 1. General |
Section 500.
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For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) "Workday" and "day" mean any consecutive 24-hour period commencing at the same time each calendar day.
(b) "Workweek" and "week" mean any seven consecutive days, starting with the same calendar day each week. "Workweek" is a fixed and regularly recurring period of 168 hours, seven consecutive 24-hour periods.
(c) "Alternative workweek schedule" means any regularly scheduled workweek requiring an employee to work more than eight hours in a 24-hour period.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 134, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2000.)