A. An Employer shall provide the following Predictability Pay:
1. When an Employee has agreed to a change in their Work Schedule pursuant to Section 185.04 B., an Employer shall compensate the Employee with one additional hour of pay at the Employee’s regular rate for each change to a scheduled date, time or location that:
(a) does not result in a loss of time to the Employee; or
(b) does result in additional work time that exceeds 15 minutes.
2. An Employer shall compensate an Employee at one-half of the Employee’s regular rate of pay for the time the Employee does not work if the Employer reduces the Employees work time listed in the Work Schedule by at least 15 minutes.
B. Predictability Pay shall not be required if:
1. An Employee initiates the requested Work Schedule change.
2. An Employee accepts a schedule change initiated by an Employer due to an absence of another scheduled Employee. The Employer must communicate to the Employee that acceptance of the hours is voluntary and the Employee has a right to decline.
3. An Employee accepts additional hours pursuant to Section 185.05.
4. An Employee’s hours are reduced due to the Employee’s violation of any existing law or of the Employer’s lawful policies and procedures.
5. The Employer’s operations are compromised pursuant to law or force majeure.
6. Extra hours worked require the payment of an overtime premium under California Labor Code Section 510.