Payroll • Regulated by State Labor Departments (e.g., CA, NY)
Split Shift Premium
Definition: An additional mandatory payment owed to hourly workers whose workday schedule is interrupted by non-paid, non-working intervals other than bona fide meal periods.
Regulatory Impact & Compliance Overview
In states like California and New York, when a caregiver is scheduled for two separate visits in one day with a gap of more than an hour (and their pay does not exceed minimum wage thresholds), employers must pay a split-shift differential equal to one hour's pay.
Governing Authority
Enforced by State Labor Departments (e.g., CA, NY) in United States. Compliance with these standards is legally required for all licensed and participating care providers.
Automated Compliance
How AsanWork Enforces Split Shift Premium
AsanWork builds compliance directly into daily scheduling workflows. Hard compliance stops prevent un-vetted, un-screened, or non-credentialed staff from receiving shift allocations, ensuring 100% audit readiness.
Related United States Healthcare Terms
Regulation
21st Century Cures Act
A landmark federal healthcare law passed in 2016 designed to accelerate medical innovation, prevent health data blocking, and mandate Electronic Visit Verification for Medicaid home care.
Payroll
Blended Regular Rate (Overtime)
The weighted average hourly rate used to calculate FLSA overtime when a caregiver works at two or more different pay rates in the same workweek.
Regulation
CMS Conditions of Participation (CoPs)
Federal health and safety requirements that home health agencies and healthcare organizations must meet to begin and continue participating in Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Payroll
California Daily Overtime
A California state labor law requiring overtime pay of 1.5x regular pay for hours worked beyond 8 in a single day, and double pay for hours past 12.