California Supreme Court Rejects Federal “de minimus” Rule
On July 26, 2018, the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in Troester v. Starbucks. The Court held that the federal “de minimis” doctrine under the Fair Labor Standards Act, which excuses the payment of wages for small amounts of otherwise compensable time upon a showing that the bits of time are administratively difficult to record, has not been adopted by California Labor Code statutes and Industrial Welfare Commission Wage Orders. The Court also held that the de mi
