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 [...]
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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 »
Employers Do NOT Need to Force Employees to Take Breaks
Posted in Policies & Best Practices, Wage & Hour, tagged Brinker, lunch break, meal break, required break, rest break, time off, wage and hour on July 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
For the first time, a California appellate court has held that employers do not need to force their employees to take meal breaks. While several federal cases have found that employers do not need to force employees to take meal breaks, the only California appellate court decision on the matter found that employers needed to [...]
