The California Supreme Court is considering how to harmonize federal rules that allow for small amounts of off-the-clock work to go unpaid with a state law requiring employee pay for each and every hour.
Justices during oral arguments May 1 questioned how a company as large as Starbucks Corp. couldn’t obtain the technology that can account for the minutes employees work off the clock performing required tasks. A former assistant store manager sued the coffee chain, saying he was shorted 4-10 minutes a shift every shift for 17 months to perform required work tasks including locking up after clocking out. ...