Alternative Workweek Defined

Alternative Workweek Defined

An “alternative workweek” is defined as “any regularly scheduled workweek requiring an employee to work more than eight hours in a 24-hour period.”¹ An alternative workweek may be a single schedule or a menu of schedules from which an employee can choose. For more information, see “Propose an Alternative Schedule” in Creating an Alternative Workweek Schedule.​

Alternative workweek regulations apply to employees in Wage Orders 1-13