News Notes: Alternative Workweek Reporting Requirements Announced

The Industrial Welfare Commission has clarified how to report alternative workweek election results under California’s new overtime law. Within 30 days of the election, you should send in your company name, the date of the election, the final election counts, the alternative workweek schedule adopted or repealed, and a statement of compliance. This statement can be a cover letter which says you have complied with the legal requirements for implementing an alternative workweek. Send the election results to: Division of Labor Statistics and Research, Attn: Alternative Workweek Election Results, P.O. Box 420603, San Francisco, CA 94142. Also, note that the Labor Commissioner has taken the position that employers who fall under Wage Order 1-89 (Manufacturing Industry) cannot begin an alternative workweek schedule until they have reported their election results to the state.