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Labor/Employment

Apr. 10, 2012

State justices are ready to weigh in on major employment issues

Brinker, which will determine if employers must force workers to take breaks or only make them available, has been one of the most closely watched cases out of the court in recent years.


By Brian Sumers


Daily Journal Staff Writer


When Michael D. Singer first met his clients in what would become the most highly-watched wage-and-hour case in California, they had one simple complaint. They didn't like taking meal breaks in the first hour of their shifts.


But as their case against Brinker Restaurant Corp. progressed during the past eight years, that issue became overshadowed by broader ones. Lawyers from both sides began to wo...

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