Labor/Employment
Oct. 20, 2012
Mediating wage and hour class actions in the post-Brinker world
Mediating meal period claims may be different post-Brinker, as class counsel emphasize different claims, but the same spirit of compromise is still required if the matter is to settle. By Joel M. Grossman of JAMS
On April 12, the state Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Brinker Restaurant Corporation v. Superior Court, 53 Cal. 4th 1004 (2012). The decision helps clarify the requirements of California Labor Code Section 512, which requires employers to provide a 30-minute meal break to employees within the first five hours of work. Employment lawyers had been waiting for years to learn whether employers have a duty to ensure that t...
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