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Every year has more than 26 weeks ;-) But to your point, I suspect that's why a lot of companies have switched to semi-monthly payroll. It's always 24 pay per

Every year has more than 26 weeks ;-) But to your point, I suspect that's why a lot of companies have switched to semi-monthly payroll. It's always 24 pay periods but the pay date itself can shift.

danielweber 12y ago
English is weird. I meant "it's not true that there are 26 pay periods every year, because years have more than 52 weeks, which means there must be a 'leap pay-period'" every once in a while." But your interpretation was entirely valid based on the way I typed mine.
- brlewis 12y ago
  I think the gp was referring to "years having fractionally more than 26 weeks".
  - danielweber 12y ago
    oops!
paulschreiber 12y ago
California law requires that you be paid every two weeks.
- jlmorton 12y ago
  Nope - It requires that you be paid at least twice per month. http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/faq_paydays.htm http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/faq_paydays.htm
  - jsprogrammer 12y ago
    My wife works for a UC school and they post-pay on the 1st of each month. I've skimmed the article you've posted and it would seem that such an arrangement is not allowed. Do you know how they get away with this, or have any other insight?
    - brianwawok 12y ago
      Schools are sometimes treated more like a government entity and exempt from certain rules and taxes like FICA, right? That is my only guess...
    - porpoisemonkey 12y ago
      Teachers are exempt from this rule. From here: http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/Glossary.asp?Button1=P#professional%20exemption http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/Glossary.asp?Button1=P#profession... professional exemption A person employed in a professional capacity means any employee who meets all of the following requirements: Who is licensed or certified by the State of California and is primarily engaged in the practice of one of the following recognized professions: law, medicine, dentistry, optometry, architecture, engineering, teaching, or accounting, or
      - tlrobinson 12y ago
        Why are those professions exempt?
        porpoisemonkey 12y ago
        Honestly I don't know. The objective answer to your question is because that's how exempt professions is defined for the law. If I had to hazard a guess but I would suspect it's because people in those professions are expected to be salary. Salary is easier to budget out in longer increments as the base pay amounts per pay period typically don't vary. (annual salary / pay periods = pay amount)

Every year has more than 26 weeks ;-) But to your point, I suspect that's why a lot of companies have switched to semi-monthly payroll. It's always 24 pay periods but the pay date itself can shift.

danielweber 12y ago

English is weird. I meant "it's not true that there are 26 pay periods every year, because years have more than 52 weeks, which means there must be a 'leap pay-period'" every once in a while." But your interpretation was entirely valid based on the way I typed mine.

brlewis 12y ago
I think the gp was referring to "years having fractionally more than 26 weeks".
- danielweber 12y ago
  oops!

paulschreiber 12y ago

California law requires that you be paid every two weeks.

jlmorton 12y ago
Nope - It requires that you be paid at least twice per month. http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/faq_paydays.htm http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/faq_paydays.htm
- jsprogrammer 12y ago
  My wife works for a UC school and they post-pay on the 1st of each month. I've skimmed the article you've posted and it would seem that such an arrangement is not allowed. Do you know how they get away with this, or have any other insight?
  - brianwawok 12y ago
    Schools are sometimes treated more like a government entity and exempt from certain rules and taxes like FICA, right? That is my only guess...
  - porpoisemonkey 12y ago
    Teachers are exempt from this rule. From here: http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/Glossary.asp?Button1=P#professional%20exemption http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/Glossary.asp?Button1=P#profession... professional exemption A person employed in a professional capacity means any employee who meets all of the following requirements: Who is licensed or certified by the State of California and is primarily engaged in the practice of one of the following recognized professions: law, medicine, dentistry, optometry, architecture, engineering, teaching, or accounting, or
    - tlrobinson 12y ago
      Why are those professions exempt?
      - porpoisemonkey 12y ago
        Honestly I don't know. The objective answer to your question is because that's how exempt professions is defined for the law. If I had to hazard a guess but I would suspect it's because people in those professions are expected to be salary. Salary is easier to budget out in longer increments as the base pay amounts per pay period typically don't vary. (annual salary / pay periods = pay amount)