Misleading California Labor Law

There are those that will tell you that there is a provision in the labor law that allows for alternative work weeks.

In fact, there is.  However, it only allows for 10-hour shifts and only under certain conditions.

Those that wrote this law divulge their non-understanding of the way people work and the way jobs need to be covered.  Simply being in position to legislate, does not make one an expert.  It's like taking a Drug Lord that knows how to make crystal Meth and expecting him to be able to make anti-inflammatory drugs.

The law was clearly written with no input from the workforce or the employers.

Here is an example:  If you want to work 4 hours of overtime, you must provide an additional lunch break.  The break need not be paid.  If you ask employees, they will tell you to skip the unpaid 30-minutes since it will allow them to get home earlier.  If you ask companies, they will say, "We are already paying time and one-half for those additional 4 hours, we should be able to get 4 hours of work, not 3.5 hours."

Both employees and employers would rather have a 10-15 minute paid break than a 30 minute lunch break.