Tag: meal and rest break
DOL Publishes Opinions on Meal Period, Timekeeping Issues
At the end of May, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published four opinion letters. These letters are the agency’s written guidance on how it…
FMCSA Regulations Override California’s Meal and Rest Break Rules
For the last several years, California and other interested parties have fought in court over whether California’s meal and rest break laws can be enforced…
Avoid Costly Wage-and-Hour Mistakes with Nonexempt Employees
Nonexempt or “hourly” employees must be paid for all hours worked. But what if a nonexempt employee answers a work text after hours? Or skips…
Read This Before Your Friday Halloween Party
Since Halloween falls on a Friday this year, employees might find themselves in a celebratory mood, and some employees may feel — because it’s a…
Register Now for California Meal and Rest Break Rules Webinar
Can employees working shifts of six hours or less sign written prospective (or “blanket”) meal waivers? Since employees don’t clock out for rest breaks, how…
Level Up Your HR Skills at HR Boot Camp
Can you let a new employee start working while their drug test or background check is pending? Do you know when meal break premiums are…
Prospective Meal Period Waivers Are Valid
In a recent case, a California Court of Appeal handed employers a rare win, finding nonexempt employees’ written prospective meal waivers — meaning employees signed…
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….
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…
