California employers continue to struggle with how to comply with their obligation to provide meal and rest periods to their non-exempt employees. Although the California Supreme Court’s ...

Moreover, because the meal and rest period claims were exempted by the CBA, the court similarly dismissed the plaintiff’s other “derivative” claims for paystub violations and PAGA claims ...

California wage-hour law is governed by 18 different wage orders that apply to different industries and occupations in Mendiola v. CPS Security Solutions, Inc. Indee ...

A: Yes, California employers are required to provide meal and rest periods to their employees, but the law provides options when there is only one employee on duty. In California, the general rule ...

Register: Employment Law Masterclass California Meal and rest breaks – the difference. A meal break is different from rest breaks and should not be interchanged with each other. Like the term itself, ...

Under Labor Code section 512(a), the meal period “may be waived by mutual consent of both the employer and employee” for shifts lasting more than five hours but less than six hours.

In Washington, employers must provide employees a meal period of at least 30 minutes that starts after the second hour and before the fifth hour after the shift begins.

Employees deserve some time to rest and refuel during their work hours, and that’s why many organizations provide meal and break periods. Having a Meal and Break Periods Policy ensures employees ...

Whether enforcement of a state's meal and rest break laws will weaken or otherwise impact the resiliency of the national supply chain. Comments must be received on or before Feb. 26, 2024.

FMCSA previously determined California and Washington's Meal and Rest Break rules were preempted by federal regulations. ... Employees are entitled to a 10-minute rest period for each 4 hours, ...