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California · Through 2026-09-13

LAB § 500

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Labor Code - LAB
  2. DIVISION 2. EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION [200. - 2699.8.]
  3. PART 2. WORKING HOURS [500. - 890.]
  4. CHAPTER 1. General [500. - 558.1.]

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.

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