This Law Firm Publication by Jackson Lewis LLP discusses the California Court of Appeals' July 3, 2013 decision in Mendiola v. CPS Security Solutions, Inc. The court held that security guards who worked 24-hour weekend shifts were not entitled to pay for eight hours of sleep time. The Court noted noted that most employees would be sleeping for a similar period every day, whether on duty or not, and the compensation provided for the other sixteen hours ensured that the guards receive an adequate wage. UPDATE: On January 8, 2015, the Calfironia Supreme Court issued a decision holding that the on-call hours for the security guards working 24-hour shifts was compensable time, reversing the Court of Appeals' decision (Mendiola v. CPS Security Solutions, Inc., No. S212704 (Cal. January 8, 2015)).For more information, see Legal Update, Ogletree Deakins: California Supreme Court Rules on-duty Guards Entitled to Pay for On-call and Sleep Time.