When staff clock out of their shift, you can prompt them with a series of questions certifying the accuracy of their timesheets. If no meal or rest breaks were taken, Workforce.com will give the employee an option to sign a waiver indicating whether or not they agreed to take their break....
What is a meal break waiver? Can I waive my meal break? Can I work 5 hours without a lunch break in California? To help answer these and other questions,here are four things California employers should remember regarding meal breaks in order to avoid wage and hour penalties and fines: Cal...
It suggests employers to provide the standard off-duty meal period, or employers and employees to consent to a mutually agree-upon waiver. It recommends employers to obtain a written agreement to an on-duty meal period.PfeifferJamieL.Somervell...
On Friday, the Court of Appeal for the Fourth District reversed a denial of certification of a meal and rest break class action.Faulkinbury v. Boyd & Associates,Inc., No. G041702, __ Cal. App. 4th. __ (4th Dist. May 10, 2013). Reconsidering in light ofBrinker Restaurant Corp. v...
rest period, including the duty to remain on call, it knew how to do so. Additionally, since the IWC’s order allows a paid on-duty meal period in some circumstances, “it would make no sense to permit a 30- minute paid, on duty meal break but not a 10-minute paid rest break.”...
The applicability of existing wage orders, particularly those issued by the IWC, remains relevant.Wage Order No. 5-2001, which covers hospital workers, continues to apply, but it expressly excludes public employers from most wage and hour obligations, including meal and rest break obligations.This...
such as campground reservation fees, are still in effect. Nonetheless, this is still a good deal, particularly if you just want to make a day trip to a nearby park and not have to pay for a seven-day pass. In California, the following national parks participate in the fee-waiver program...
"You can make a very strong argument that the cooperation with one side is a waiver of the privilege," Ms. Dalglish added.People v. Bullard does not decide the law on the contentious issue of who gets to be a reporter in the eyes of the law--although it does put Californians on ...
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Oops! California Court Gets Around to Invalidating 22-Year-Old Meal Period Waiver Rules for Healthcare EmployeesAnthony J Oncidi