California has the most stringent meal and rest break rules in the country. If an employee’s break is not taken within the proper time, is not long enough, or is
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What Does It Mean That CA Employers Must “Relinquish All Control” During Breaks?
Let’s pick up where we left off. In our last post of 2016, I was complaining about the California Supreme Court’s decision in Augustus v. ABM Security Services, Inc.
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CA Employees Required to Carry Radios or Pagers on Rest Breaks Are Owed a Penalty
The worst aspect of California employment law is the way it combines unclear requirements with exorbitant penalties for noncompliance. So employers can’t necessarily tell what the law requires and,
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CA Supreme Court to Weigh in on On-Call Rest Periods
If an employee is required to be available by radio, pager, mobile phone, or the like on a rest break, does it count as a rest break? Like so much
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CA Court Permits On-Call Rest Periods
While the 2012 California Supreme Court decision in Brinker clarified some of the landscape for meal and rest period litigation, break requirements continue to give
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