Labor/Employment,
California Supreme Court
Dec. 11, 2018
State high court upholds meal break waivers for health care employees
The state Supreme Court upheld Monday the legality of second meal break waivers for health care workers on 12-hour shifts in a ruling hinging on an issue that has since been legislated away.
The state Supreme Court upheld Monday the legality of second meal break waivers for health care workers on 12-hour shifts in a ruling hinging on an issue that has since been legislated away.
In the underlying case, employees at a medical center challenged the legality of a wage order provision that permitted health care workers to waive their second mandatory meal break if they chose.
The plaintiff...
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