by Jerri Hemsworth | May 17, 2012 3:46 pm
The California Supreme Court recently ruled that employers are under no obligation to ensure that workers take legally mandated lunch breaks. This case has impact on millions of California workers and thousands of California employers.
Brinker v. Superior Court began as a case more than nine years ago. The class action was brought by restaurant employees who claimed they were denied rest and meal breaks. The California Supreme Court ruled that while employers must still “provide” breaks, they “need not ensure that no work is done during an employee’s meal period.” •
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