While many Americans enjoyed an extra hour of sleep on Sunday, a leading provider of human resources information and software was expressing concern about another aspect of daylight saving time.

CCH, a part of Wolters Kluwer Law & Business (hr.cch.com), says for some shift workers, the time change will mean more dollars in their paychecks.
 
Since clocks had to be moved backward one hour at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 4, shift workers who are on duty at that time and who normally work an eight-hour shift will actually work — and will be entitled to pay — for nine hours.

They may also end up working more than 40 hours in the week, entitling them to overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
   
“In some states, such as California, employees also become entitled to overtime pay by working more than eight hours in a single day, even if their total working hours in the week are 40 or less,” noted Heidi Henson, JD, CCH workplace analyst.

On the second Sunday in March, clocks will be moved forward one hour at 2:00 a.m., returning to daylight saving time. Shift workers on duty at that time will actually work one hour less, for a total of seven hours of
work.