California Labor Laws; Early Dismissal?

Can someone direct me to the actual location online or the wording of the law that states that employers can't force employees to go home early from a scheduled shift in California? Thanks!

It looks like you may be looking for something regarding Reporting Time Pay. Here is a link from the Department of Industrial Relations:

http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/FAQ_Reporting...

I have not been able to find anything that says they can't make you go home early - they just have to pay.

See also:
http://www.dir.ca.gov/IWC/WageOrderIndus...

First, why were you sent home early. I don't know of any specific laws that state that an employer can't send you home early. I live in LA county. What type of work do you do? If you work in a store or restaurant and the business is slow, they can release you early, why pay you to stand around. So, I think it really depends on the type of job you have and what the reason was they sent you home. If you are looking for recourse against your employer, I don't think you would have it.

the only law that I know of is that if you are schedule to work a shift the employer must pay you at least two hours of pay even if they send you home after one hour of work but an employer can send you home early even if you were schedule for an 8 hour shift something tells me you are a waitress am I right

"...the law that states that employers can't force employees to go home early from a scheduled shift in California?"

There's no such law. If yopur employer doesn't need you, he can send you home. If you reported for work when you were scheduled to, and are sent home after less than half you scheduled shift, you're entitled to reporting time pay.

From the IWC... "Each workday an employee is required to report to work, but is not put to work or is furnished with less than half of his or her usual or scheduled day鈥檚 work, the employee must be paid for half the usual or scheduled day鈥檚 work, but in no event for less than two hours nor more than four hours, at his or her regular rate of pay."

There are exceptions if the reason is outside the employers control.

Richard