California Supreme Court Upholds Changes in Overtime Rules.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 22, 1998--John C. Duncan Duncan, city (1990 pop. 21,732), seat of Stephens co., SW Okla., in an oil, farm, and cattle area; inc. 1892. There is an oil industry, and electronics, concrete, and apparel are manufactured. During the late 19th cent. , Director of the Department of Industrial Relations industrial relations pl.n. Relations between the management of an industrial enterprise and its employees. industrial relations Noun, pl the relations between management and workers , expressed his satisfaction at today's announcement by the California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). Supreme Court denying the AFL/CIO's petition for a writ of ENTRY, WRIT OF. The name of a writ issued for the purpose of obtaining possession of land from one who has entered unlawfully, and continues in possession. This is a mere possessor action, and does not decide the right of property. 2. review filed earlier this year in an effort to challenge the Industrial Welfare Commission's (IWC IWC International Whaling Commission IWC Industrial Welfare Commission IWC Iowa Wesleyan College IWC International Watch Company (Swiss watch manufacturer) IWC Ice Water Content IWC In Which Case IWC Indianapolis Water Company ) overtime rules. By denying the petition, the Court let stand a lower court decision which found that the rules permitting overtime to be paid after 40 hours of work in a week, rather than on a daily basis, were appropriately adopted by the Industrial Welfare Commission and are not in conflict with other state laws. "We are quite pleased by today's ruling and satisfied that the court has clearly sided with California employees," said Duncan. "The overtime rules held intact by this decision will enable Californians to enjoy what the federal government and 47 other states already have -- flexible work weeks." The law suit was originally filed by the California Labor Federation/AFL-CIO. It argued that the Legislature had indirectly adopted the Industrial Welfare Commission's 1980 time-and-a-half pay rules into state law, thus eliminating the commission's authority to repeal The Annulment or abrogation of a previously existing statute by the enactment of a later law that revokes the former law. The revocation of the law can either be done through an express repeal them. On May 8, 1998, the First District Court of Appeal upheld a ruling by San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden Superior Court that stated the legislature had not either directly, nor indirectly, required the IWC to mandate daily overtime. "Today's decision is a victory for California workers, especially working parents who may need flexibility to balance family responsibilities with work schedules," said Duncan. In April, 1997, after months of public hearings and in response to volumes of written testimony, the IWC voted to require that overtime be paid after a 40-hour workweek rather than on a daily basis for most California workers. Testimony and comments revealed that the daily overtime requirement has hindered the ability of many employers to permit flexible scheduling for their employees and has resulted in rigid eight-hour workdays and five day work schedules which many families no longer find beneficial.
CONTACT: California Department of Industrial Relations
Rick Rice or Dean Fryer, 415/972-8835
http://www.dir.ca.gov
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