How to Calculate California Reporting and Call-Back Pay (With Quiz)

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REPORTING TIME PAY

What is “reporting time pay?”



Partial compensation for reporting to work for a specified number of hours and then being deprived of work by the employer’s actions.

Reporting Time Pay



Partial compensation for reporting to work for a specified number of hours and then being deprived of work by the employer’s actions.

Specifically…

Reporting Time Pay



1. Each workday an employee is required to report to work, but

a) is not put to work, orb) is furnished with less than

½ of his scheduled day’s work

Reporting Time Pay


What is“reporting time pay?”

2. He must be paid for ½ of his scheduled day’s work

a) but not less than 2 hoursb) nor more than 4 hoursc) at his regular rate of pay.

Reporting Time Pay


Are there times when an employer does not have to pay for reporting time? Yes.

1. When the employer’s operations cannot begin or continue due to threats to employees or property, or when civil authorities recommend that work not begin or continue.

Reporting Time Pay


Are there times when an employer does not have to pay for reporting time?

2. When public utilities fail to supply electricity, water or gas, or where there is a failure in the public utilities or sewer system.

Reporting Time Pay



3. When the interruption is caused by an Act of God or other cause not within the employer’s control, for example an earthquake .

Reporting Time Pay



4. If the employee is not fit to work.

Reporting Time Pay



5. If the employee has not reported to work on time and is fired or sent home as a disciplinary action.

Reporting Time Pay



6. If an unexpected or unusual occurrence during off hours makes it impossible for the employer to open business and the employer has made every reasonable effort to notify employees not to report for work.

Reporting Time Pay


Reporting Time Pay Quiz #1

Joe is scheduled for an 8 hr. day:

a) He reports to work on timeb) But has no work due to a

scheduling error.

The employer must pay Joe:a) 0 hours?b) 2 hours?c) 4 hours?





scheduling error.


4 Hours Pay

At Joe’s regular hourly rate



Joe is scheduled for a 3 hr. day:


scheduling error.




Joe is scheduled for a 3 hr. day:


scheduling error.


2 Hours Pay

At Joe’s regular hourly rate


CALL-BACK PAY

What is “call-back pay?”


What is “call back pay?”

If an employee is required to report to work a 2nd time and is furnished less than 2 hours of work on the second reporting

a) He must be paid for 2 hoursb) At his regular rate of pay.c) But remember:

Call-Back Pay


What is “call back pay?”

If the call-back period includes any time worked:a) over 8 hours in a single

day, orb) Over 40 hours in the work

weekThe employee is entitled to pay at 1.5 times his regular rate for the time actually worked.

Call-Back Pay


Call-Back Pay Quiz #1


a) He reports to work on timeb) He completes his shift and

goes homec) He is called back to work

later than night because a client has an emergency

d) He works 15 minutes

The employer must pay Joe:a) 0 hours?b) 2 hours?c) 2 hours at 1.5 times his

regular rate?d) 1-3/4 hours at his regular

rate plus 1/4 hour at 1.5 times his regular rate?







d) He works 15 minutes

The employer must pay Joe:a) 0 hours?b) 2 hours?c) 2 hours at 1.5 times his

regular rate?d) 1-3/4 hours at his regular

rate plus 1/4 hour at 1.5 times his regular rate?1-3/4 Hours @ Regular Rate

1/4 Hour @ 1.5 times Regular Rate







d) He works 6 more hours

The employer must pay Joe:a) 0 hours?b) 2 hours?c) 6 hours at his regular rate?d) 6 hours at 1.5 times his

regular rate?







d) He works 6 more hours

The employer must pay Joe:a) 0 hours?b) 2 hours?c) 6 hours at his regular rate?d) 6 hours at 1.5 times his

regular rate?6 Hours @ 1.5 times

Joe’s Regular Rate



Joe is scheduled for a 4 hour day:




d) He works 1 more hour

The employer must pay Joe:a) 0 hours?b) 1 hour?c) 2 hours?



Joe is scheduled for a 4 hour day:




d) He works 1 more hour

The employer must pay Joe:a) 0 hours?b) 1 hour?c) 2 hours?

2 Hours @ Joe’s Regular Rate*

*Unless the 1 hour worked takes Joe over 40 hours for th

e week.

Then, Joe gets overtime pay for hours worked over 40 for th

e week.



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