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California Split-Shift Pay Policy





Purpose/Objective

[Company Name] pays a split-shift premium as required under applicable law.

Eligibility

Nonexempt employees are eligible for split-shift pay under the following conditions:
  1. Their work schedule includes a block of unpaid time of more than one hour (other than a meal period).
  2. The block of unpaid time interrupts two work periods.
  3. The total wages earned do not exceed the applicable minimum wage for all hours worked, plus one additional hour.
Procedures

Employees whose work schedule includes a block of unpaid time of more than one hour (other than a meal period) that interrupts two work periods will be paid a split-shift premium of one additional hour of pay at the applicable minimum wage during each work day when they work a split shift if the total wages earned do not exceed the applicable minimum wage for all hours worked, plus one additional hour.

Split-shift pay is not counted in the employee’s regular rate for purposes of calculating overtime wages.

Employees with questions regarding split-shift pay should contact [Supervisor/Human Resources/Other Job Title].


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