Labor/Employment,
California Supreme Court
Mar. 9, 2017
Rest period compliance guidance
Last year, the California Supreme Court held that an employer's discretion to provide employees with on-duty meal periods does not apply to rest periods. The case expands on the high court's landmark Brinker decision.
David Martinez
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David Martinez is a partner at Robins Kaplan LLP where he handles intellectual property, business, antitrust, and class action litigation across a broad range of industries, and co-chairs the firm's Retail Industry Group. He can be reached at dmartinez@robinskaplan.com
Christina Lincoln
associate
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business litigation and catastrophic loss
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UC Berkeley Boalt Hall
Christina Lincoln is an associate at Robins Kaplan LLP where she handles business litigation and catastrophic loss insurance matters. She can be reached at clincoln@robinskaplan.com
Last year, the California Supreme Court held that an employer's discretion to provide employees with on-duty meal periods does not apply to rest periods. Augustus v. ABM Sec. Servs. Inc., 2 Cal. 5th 257 (2016). The Supreme Court had previously outlined an employer's obligation to provide meal periods in Brinker Rest. Corp. v. Superior Court, 53 Cal. 4th 1004, 1017 (2012). Augustus clarifies Brinker by holding that employees cannot be required to be "on c...
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