This question is for California labor laws. Our company is moving into
a new facility that is still partially under construction so there is
no power, the whole place is powered bt generator. This afternoon the
electrical inspector passed us and they had to shut the generator down
for about and hour to bring up the power. This is where my question
comes in, they sent everyone home early for this. Are they required to
pay us for an eight hour day? We have already been there for about 6
1/2 hours. What do the laws say and are there any links to this. A yes
or no might be nice also.

Please read this opinion from the California Labor Commissioner and
let me know if it satisfactorily answers your question:

CALIFORNIA AGENCY ISSUES GUIDANCE ON SALARY OF EXEMPT EMPLOYEES DURING
WORK FURLOUGHS AND PARTIAL DAYS OFF
http://eupdate.luce.com/labor/02.htm

Regards;
tutuzdad-ga

Thank you for getting back to me so quickly. Am I to interpret that
question 4, paragraph 2 of your link, applies that the temporary shut
down should be the companies responsibility for paying wages when the
shut down was incurred by the company at the last moment. Also a few
workers were asked to work during the move and the rest were required
to use our vacation day for the company move. Was that a legal request
of the company?

I printed the link and showed it to my boss and I don't think he knows
how to interpret it either. Can you clear it up for us? The power was
shut off in the building for the last hour of the work day so they
sent us home, should they have paid us? I understand that they should
not make us use our METO.

I can't say for certain. I recommend you email one of the people
listed on the left of the article and pose your question to them.
Since it seems to be a matter of law, and we can't provide legal
advice by policy, it would probably be best to have a professional
interpret it for you.

Regards;
tutuzdad-ga