The regular-rate console links its legal explanations to these retained authorities. Official opinions and statutory text are preserved alongside readable copies; Marin and Negri include scans from the published reporter.
Source review · October 18, 2026. These authorities explain the legal rules; they do not verify entered payroll facts.
19 authorities
Alvarado v. Dart Container
Official opinion PDF · Retained primary publication; reviewed 2026-10-18 Official slip opinion pp. 26–32; actual nonovertime hours and flat-sum bonus rule
Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services (2024) 15 Cal.5th 1056
Official opinion PDF · Retained primary publication; reviewed 2026-10-18 Official slip opinion pp. 1–2, 38–44; reasonable good-faith belief and section 226
Official statutory text (retained HTML in JSON) · Official text captured 2026-10-18 Subdivision (a); willful failure to pay final wages, maximum 30 days
Official statutory text (retained HTML in JSON) · Official text captured October 18, 2026 Subdivisions (d)–(j), (v); cure, penalties, overlap, and applicability
Marin v. Costco Wholesale Corp. (2008) 169 Cal.App.4th 804
Official reporter reproduced by Harvard Caselaw Access Project · Retained source captured October 18, 2026 169 Cal.App.4th at pp. 815–821; particular semiannual bonus plan
Negri v. Koning & Associates (2013) 216 Cal.App.4th 392
Official reporter reproduced by Harvard Caselaw Access Project · Retained source captured October 18, 2026 216 Cal.App.4th at pp. 396–400; salary basis, not shift differentials
Official eCFR XML · eCFR edition 2026-10-15; reviewed 2026-10-18 Whole section; allocation back to earning workweeks; Supplementary federal authority; Alvarado controls California flat-sum bonuses
29 C.F.R. § 778.120 — Deferred commissions not identifiable by workweek
Official eCFR XML · eCFR edition 2026-10-15; reviewed 2026-10-18 Whole section; conditional reasonable and equitable allocation; Supplementary federal authority; Alvarado controls California flat-sum bonuses
29 C.F.R. § 778.209 — Inclusion of bonus in regular rate
Official eCFR XML · eCFR edition 2026-10-15; reviewed 2026-10-18 Whole section; bonus allocation, subject to California flat-sum rule; Supplementary federal authority; Alvarado controls California flat-sum bonuses
United Parcel Service, Inc. v. Superior Court (2011) 196 Cal.App.4th 57
Published reporter PDF (Caselaw Access Project) · Historical primary source; reviewed 2026-10-18 Reporter pp. 69–70 and p. 69 fn. 10; one meal premium and one rest premium per qualifying workday; Final June 2, 2011 opinion on rehearing