Yes, California law overrules federal law in this case. Just the same as with our min. wage in excess of the fed's.
On Tue, Aug 31, 2004 at 02:56:58AM -0400, Michael Pollak wrote:
>
> On Fri, 27 Aug 2004, the LA Times was quoted to the effect that:
>
> > http://www.latimes.com/business
> > Class-Action Lawsuits for Overtime Pay Allowed
> > By Maura Dolan and Lisa Girion
> > Times Staff Writers
> >
> > August 27, 2004
>
> <snip>
>
> > The federal regulations, however, are expected to have little effect in
> > California, which has its own labor laws.
>
> So does this mean that state labor law overrules federal law if it's more
> stringent? It makes me wonder if the same situation might obtain in New
> York -- whether the new federal regulation might not effect us because our
> state regulations are stricter. Or is California for some reason
> unique? Any labor lawyers in the house who care to comment?
>
> Michael
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