In a significant ruling for employers, the California Court of Appeal has validated the use of “prospective” meal period waivers, allowing workers to voluntarily waive their meal breaks in advance
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Guest blog post by Mikella Wickham:
They say location is everything in business. How about classification of workers?
In certain industries, workers have a unique combination of specified skills and
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California Meal and Rest Period Rules Are Absurd
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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Invitation: Join Us in San Francisco on January 27 for a 2017 Employment Law Update
I hope you’ll join my Fox colleagues Keith Chrestionson and Jaemin Chang and me on January 27 for the next in our series of breakfast briefings in our San Francisco
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CA Court Changes Rules on Healthcare Worker Meal Periods
Companies who employ healthcare employees on shifts longer than 12 hours need to change their meal period rules immediately. It would be even better if they can go back in
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Ten Commandments for Avoiding Employment Lawsuits in California
From the employer’s perspective, the only way to truly “win” an employment case is to avoid it in the first place. We litigators love the thrill of gettting a
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The Shape of Meal and Rest Period Claims Post-Brinker
Meal and rest period class actions haven’t gone away since the California Supreme Court issued its Brinker decision. While it’s become harder for plaintiffs to get classes certified, there’s an
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Cases on hold pending Brinker sent back to Courts of Appeal
Six cases that had been in grant and hold status with the California Supreme Court pending the decision in Brinker v. Superior Court were all transferred back to their respective
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California Supreme Court Says No Attorneys Fees in Meal and Rest Period Claims
In an opinion filed on April 30th, the California Supreme Court held that attorneys’ fees are not awarded to the winners in cases involving meal and rest period claims. In
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A Verb A Verb, My Kingdom For A Verb
When all is said and done, the Brinker issue comes down to a missing verb.
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