Labor/Employment
Apr. 14, 2012
Employer liability for rest breaks clarified by high court
The state Supreme Court issued a ruling Thursday providing long-sought clarity to employers on how they should structure breaks for hourly workers in California.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The state Supreme Court provided long-sought clarity to employers Thursday on how they should structure breaks for hourly workers in California.
Employers must only make meal-and-rest breaks available - not actively ensure workers take them, the court found in its unanimous opinion.
But whether the decision in Brinker v. Superior Court bars all class actions like the ones already fil...
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