Tag: meal and rest breaks
State Meal/Rest Rules Don’t Apply to Truck Drivers Subject to U.S. Law
I own a trucking company, and my drivers are covered by U.S. Department of Transportation regulations. I know they are not covered by California’s overtime…
Meal Breaks Generally Depend on Actual Number of Hours Worked
Are meal break requirements determined by the total length of an employee’s shift, or by the number of hours the employee actually works? Meal break…
Rest Breaks: Ways to Prove Employees Receive Duty-Free Time
Recently, an employee complained to management that they were not receiving rest breaks. Because the breaks are paid, the employees do not clock out for…
California Meal, Rest Break Laws Don’t Apply to Long-, Short-Haul Truck Drivers
California’s onerous meal and rest break laws don’t apply to truck drivers regulated by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) hours-of-service requirements, as the Ninth…
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…
Upcoming Webinar Clarifies Often Misunderstood Meal and Rest Break Rules
Is your company following California’s precise meal and rest break requirements? It’s easy to violate the law without realizing it. “Meal breaks have nothing to…
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…
Ruling Clarifies Meal, Rest Break Penalties Calculation
On Wednesday, October 9, 2019, the California Court of Appeal issued a long-awaited clarification of California’s meal and rest break penalty provision (Ferra v. Loews Hollywood…
Could Lack of Meal, Rest Break Policy Violate California Law?
When a litigant raises an entirely new issue that has no direct precedent, the court can ask the California Supreme Court how it would rule…
Recent CalChamber Podcasts on Common Employer Problems: Misclassification, Breaks
The latest two episodes of The Workplace, a CalChamber podcast, deal with common issues employers face — misclassifying workers and not following meal and rest…
