The short answer
Free California labor-compliance references for field crews: three guides (meal breaks, overtime, heat illness), two calculators, two comparisons, a roofing page and state-by-state rules. Every guide cites the statute, regulation or court opinion behind each claim, and each page shows when it was last reviewed.
CDO is a software company, not a law firm, and nothing here is legal advice. The rules are the ones the product has to get right, which is a good reason to get them right on the page too. CDO is in a pilot with one California roofing contractor.
Where should I start?
- “I think we have exposure and want to size it.” — the penalty calculator, then the meal-break guide for what counts as a violation. Several of the ways to owe a premium involve a break that was taken.
- “My payroll runs on federal rules and we just moved into California.” — the overtime guide and the overtime calculator. A 4×10 schedule that costs nothing federally costs eight overtime hours a week here.
- “It’s August and my crews are on a roof.” — the Cal/OSHA heat illness guide. Heat is a safety-fine problem and also a wage problem: a denied cool-down owes the same one-hour premium as a missed rest break.
- “We work in several states and I don’t know what changes.” — labor rules by state. The divergence is concentrated in overtime triggers, break mandates and heat.
- “I’m evaluating software.” — the head-to-heads with Connecteam and Housecall Pro, or why CDO. They are written by the team that builds CDO, so weigh them accordingly.