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Labor/Employment

Aug. 31, 2021

State high court meal break rulings mean changes for employers

For some defense attorneys, the impact of the high court’s recent opinions is harder to pinpoint.

For plaintiffs' attorneys, two state Supreme Court opinions that reinforced California's employee-friendly approach to meal and rest breaks this year seemed to signal a smoother path for representative actions and more like-minded rulings in the future. For defense attorneys who are used to navigating complex wage and hour laws in one of the most employee-friendly states in the nation, the opinions required a minor shift in what they advise clients, but are not exact...

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