A standby payment will be payable to any employee who, as part of their role, is required to be on standby to deal with emergency calls and/or is required to attend a University site to deal with an incident or emergency out-with normal working hours.
The 1-7, 8-14 Rule. If an employee's time falls between 1-7 minutes, it can be rounded down. However, if it's between 8 and 14 minutes, employers must round it up, counting it as a quarter-hour of work.
In most cases, when a remote worker from one state has an employer in another state, the state where they reside has jurisdiction, meaning they follow the labor laws of the state where they live regardless of where their employer is located.
Labor Laws File a wage claim and learn about labor rights. Report labor law violations. File a retaliation or discrimination complaint. Contact the Labor Commissioner's Office at 1-844-522-6734 or EmploymentStatus@dir.ca.
Q: What Are the Labor Laws for On-Call Shifts in California? A: Labor laws for on-call shifts are essentially the same as labor laws for any other type of work, except where explicit differences are laid out by law. Generally, California law treats on-call hours much the same as any other working hours.
Thus, on its face, the WARN Act and its regulations do not appear to contemplate truly remote workers who have a fixed place of work (their homes).