Must I Stay Or Can I Go Now? New DLSE Guidance on California Rest Breaks
Published on January 8, 2018
DLSE issued updated guidance on rest breaks indicating employers may not require employees to remain on premises during breaks.
Update: California Health Care Workers Can Waive Meal Breaks
Published on May 9, 2017
It is confirmed that California health care industry employers may have certain employees (i.e. nurses, therapists, physician assistants, technicians) waive one of their two meal periods even if they are working shifts exceeding twelve hours.
Employees Get A Break: California Supreme Court Prohibits Employers From Requiring On-Duty and On-Call Rest Breaks
Published on February 16, 2017
On December 22, 2016, the California Supreme Court issued its decision in Augustus v. ABM Security Services, Inc., holding that employers must provide duty-free rest breaks by “reliev[ing] their employees of all duties and relinquish[ing] any control over how employees spend their break time.”
9th Circuit: Employers Can’t Force Arbitration of an Employee’s Representative PAGA Claims
Published on November 10, 2015
In an important and highly anticipated decision for California employers, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit sided with the California Supreme Court in upholding the 2014 Iskanian rule (Iskanian v. CLS Transp.
Companies Must Consider Impact on Culture, Compensable Time with Employee Security Searches, Particularly In California
Published on July 30, 2015
On December 9, 2014, the United States Supreme Court issued a much-anticipated decision in Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc. v.