CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT ANNOUNCES RETROACTIVE OVERTIME CALCULATION FAVORING EMPLOYEES

by Julie Ann Giammona In Alvarado v. Dart Container Corp. of California, the California Supreme Court determined that an employer should use the number of regular, straight-time hours the employee worked during the pay period (excluding all overtime hours) when calculating an employee’s overtime pay rate where a flat sum bonus has been earned. Moreover, the Supreme Court concluded that