EmploymentQuestion 273 of 1632
Under the California Labor Code, the term "wages" includes:
a.All amounts earned for labor performed, however pay is calculated
b.Only the base hourly rate, before overtime and premium pay is added
c.Only cash paid each pay period, not vested vacation already earned
d.Only amounts fixed in advance, not piece rate or commissions
Explanation
Labor Code §200(a) defines wages as all amounts for labor performed, whether the amount is fixed or ascertained by time, task, piece, commission, or any other method of calculation. Stopping at the base hourly rate confuses wages with the regular rate used for overtime. Limiting wages to cash ignores §227.3, under which vested vacation is wages. Excluding piece rate and commission contradicts the very list §200 gives.
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