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Meal Break Timing: OK to Provide Early in Work Shift
We have an employee who is scheduled to work an eight-hour shift and routinely clocks out for his meal break after working only two hours….
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Timing of Meal Breaks Can Avert Strict Liability for Violations
Our employees start work at 8 a.m. The owner of the company requires that meal breaks start at 1 p.m. While I have told him…
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Remote Work Reminder: Comply With Wage and Hour Laws, Encourage Keeping a Schedule
As remote work continues to be a way of life for many, it’s important to ensure accurate timekeeping for nonexempt employees and comply with wage…
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Workplace Productivity: Coffee Breaks, Hiding in Bathrooms to Kill Time
In California, nonexempt employees are entitled to a 10-minute rest break for every four hours worked or “major fraction thereof,” as well as a 30-minute…
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Rest Assured, Our February 21 Webinar Provides Clarity
Think it’s OK in California if a nonexempt employee occasionally misses a meal break or takes a late lunch? What about letting that employee combine…
