Many employers have chosen to implement “auto-deduct” policies, which automatically deduct a set amount of time each day or shift for an employee’s meal break. While the Department of Labor has stated that automatic deductions are lawful under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), these policies may run afoul of basic FLSA principles if employers
“Time Rounding” To Calculate Time Worked Does Not Violate California Law
A recent decision from the California Court of Appeal has upheld the entitlement of employers to “round off” the amount of employee work time to a set fraction of an hour as long as the net impact on employee compensation is neutral and there is over time an equal amount of “rounding up” and “rounding