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California Labor Code Section 500

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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.

Last modified: January 12, 2009