by Alexei Kuchinsky, Esq | Jan 29, 2017 | Employment Law News, Meal and Rest Periods, New Case Law, Wage and Hour
This is another post in a Q-&A series in which we answer a question related to California employers’ duty to provide employees with 10-miute rest breaks. I. Question I work as a waitress in a local restaurant. My shift usually starts at...
by Alexei Kuchinsky, Esq | Jul 21, 2012 | Meal and Rest Periods
After the California Supreme Court held in Brinker that the employers are “not obligated to police meal breaks and ensure that no work is performed” during breaks, many California employers felt relieved, anticipating meal and rest break litigation to slow...
by Alexei Kuchinsky, Esq | Apr 24, 2012 | Meal and Rest Periods, New Case Law
In its recent decision Brinker vs. Superior Court (2012), the California Supreme Court finally provided clear guidelines on how rest and meal break provisions of the Labor Code and IWC Wage Orders should be interpreted. This post discusses only rest break laws under...
by Alexei Kuchinsky, Esq | Apr 15, 2012 | Meal and Rest Periods, New Case Law
In a long-anticipated decision Brinker vs. Superior Court (April 2012), the California Supreme Court finally clarified the interpretation of Labor Code section 512 establishing employers’ obligation to provide meal breaks to their employees. The main holding of the...
