California Supreme Court Rejects de minimus Doctrine
On July 26, 2018 the California Supreme Court ruled that the Federal Fair Labor Standard Act’s de minimus Doctrine does not apply to claims for unpaid wages under the California Labor Code. The de minimus doctrine is an application of the maxim de minimus non curat lax, which means, “The law does not concern itself with trifles.” Federal courts have applied the doctrine in some circumstances to excuse the payment of wages for small amounts of otherwise compensable time upon
