Tag: Meal and Rest Periods
Wage and Hour Considerations for Remote Workers
How do an employer’s pay obligations differ when an hourly/nonexempt employee is working remotely from home?
It’s important to keep in mind that when having...
CalChamber Podcast Focuses on Meals and Breaks at the Office
Although California’s meal and rest break rules are intended to give hourly employees time to take breaks during their shifts, problems can arise if...
Fight for Flexibility Continues
As the constant buzz about Dynamex continues around the State Capitol, we repeatedly hear about how employees can have the same flexible work schedules...
State Meal/Rest Break Rules Include Limited, Industry-Specific Exceptions
Are there any exceptions to California’s meal and rest break rules?
As California employers know, employees in California are entitled to a 30-minute off-duty unpaid...
Duration of Written Meal Period Waivers Depends on Your Needs
We have employees working 6-hour shifts who want to waive their meal period and employees who want to waive their second meal period after...
Second Meal Period in Alternative Schedule Depends on Hours Worked
Our employees elected an alternative workweek schedule of 4/10 hour days. There are two schedules with different beginning and ending times. One group works...
CalChamber to Host Live Webinar on Meal and Rest Break Rules
California Chamber of Commerce employment law experts will discuss how employers can prevent meal and rest break violations, and how to stay in compliance...
Court Says True Rest Break Means Giving Up Control of Employee
Can we require employees to remain on our premises during rest breaks?
The answer to this question was much simpler before the California Supreme Court’s...
Best Practice to Have Written Waiver for Each Meal Break Skipped
I have a group of employees who always work a six-hour shift. They’ve told me that they don’t want to take their meal break...
Premium Pay Applies Just Once Daily Per Missed Break/Meal
Please explain how the meal and rest break premiums are paid. When an employer fails to provide two rest breaks and two meal breaks...
