As employers and employee advocates eagerly await the California Supreme Court’s decision in Brinkley and Brinker regarding the lengths to which employers must ensure employees are afforded the opportunity to take meal breaks, some companies have decided to go so far as to discipline employees who voluntarily work “off the clock.” I have to admit [...]
Archive for January, 2012
Look Out Brinker and Brinkley, Here Comes Sharon
Posted in Litigation, Policies & Best Practices, Wage & Hour, tagged Brinker, brinkley, California, East Bay, employment attorney, labor code, meal break, rest break, Silicon Valley, wage and hour on January 17, 2012 | 2 Comments »
For Whom No Bell Tolls
Posted in Litigation, Policies & Best Practices, Verdicts, Wage & Hour, tagged California, East Bay, Employment Law, Employment Lawyer, exempt, exemption, labor code, San Jose, Silicon Valley, statute of limitations, wage and hour on January 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
OK, maybe this case is only interesting to those of us Wage and Hour nerds, but Harris v. Superior Court could be hailed as the final nail in the Bell case trilogy. Although this post may include more information about how sausage is made than you ever wanted to know, the Court’s decision could curtail [...]
