This post was updated July 16 at 5:29 p.m.
A University exemption to California labor law has caused academic and mental stress for student sound technicians employed by Associated Students UCLA, echoing concerns other UC workers have brought forth in lawsuits.
The University is not required to pay the standard overtime required of labor laws in California. Instead, the University must only pay for time worked in excess of 40 hours in a week, not the standard requirement of overtime pay for time worked in excess of eight hours in a day.
Although ASCULA operates as a separate, nonprofit entity, ASUCLA social media manager Christian Manuel claimed in an emailed statement that the UC policies are still applicable for ASUCLA and it falls under the same labor law exemption.
“ASUCLA is a tax-exempt, nonprofit public benefit unincorporated Association and is a separate and distinct legal entity,” Manuel said in the statement. “At the same time, it is a unit of the University of California and subject to all applicable UC policies.”
Student sound technicians, who work for ASUCLA Event Services, are responsible for assisting with the audio visual technology used in events hosted by ASUCLA or student groups that reserve campus venues. Many are part-time employees on top of being full-time students and are only supposed to work a maximum of 20 hours a week, ASUCLA said in an emailed statement.
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