Meal and Rest Period Laws: California Supreme Court to clarify on-call rest break lawWhether employers can require employees to have cell phones or radios while on break will be the focus of an upcoming Supreme Court case.California requires employers to allow...
Meal and Rest Periods: Remedies for the Employee
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Feb 26, 2015 | Meal & Rest Period
What happens if the employer fails to provide an employee with a meal or rest period? What other remedies available to the employee? What is the amount of the premium wage employers owe an employee who misses a meal break and a rest break in one day: Is it one hour of...
Meal and Rest Breaks: Where does the Supreme Court Stand?
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Feb 24, 2015 | Meal & Rest Period
In 2012, the California Supreme Court decided Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court.The question in Brinker was whether employers must ensure breaks are taken or must simply provide breaks.The California Supreme Court ultimately ruled in Brinker's favor on the...
Meal and Rest Periods: How many Rest Periods?
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Feb 20, 2015 | Meal & Rest Period
An ManyAn Employers are required to permit employees who are non-exempt to take a break period where the total daily work time is at least 3.5 hours. California law mandates that these rest breaks must be 10 minutes for every four hours worked, or "major fraction"...
Meal and Rest Period: Second 30-Minute Meal Break
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Feb 19, 2015 | Meal & Rest Period
Employers must provide a second meal break of no fewer than 30 minutes for all workdays on which an employee works more than 10 hours. The second meal break must be provided no later than the end of an employee's 10th hour of work.An employee can waive the second meal...
Meal and Rest Periods: Can Employer Require Employee Stay on Site?
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Feb 18, 2015 | Meal & Rest Period
The simple answer is generally "no," with some limited exceptions. Employers can require employees to take on-duty meal periods only certain situations. An employer must meet all of the following requirements in order to qualify for an on-duty meal exemption:On-duty...
Meal and Rest Periods: Employer Obligations
by The Law Offices of Daniel Feder | Feb 17, 2015 | Meal & Rest Period
An employer require an employee to work for a period of more than five hours without providing an unpaid, off-duty meal period of at least 30 minutes. The first meal period must be provided no later than the end of the employee's fifth hour of work. If it is provided...
