Statute · California Labor Code
Cal. Lab. Code § 500 — General
Cal. Lab. Code § 500
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Labor Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2000-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
Citator
Cal. Lab. Code § 500 — General is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
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.