Labor Code - LAB
DIVISION 2. EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION [200 - 2699.5]
( Division 2 enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90. ) PART 2. WORKING HOURS [500 - 890]
( Part 2 enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90. ) CHAPTER 1. General [500 - 558.1]
( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90. ) 500.
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.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 134, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2000.)