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Labor/Employment

Aug. 31, 2011

Judge rules in employer's favor on meal breaks

A Watsonville-based cement company did not violate California labor laws relating to lunch breaks because its workers were aware of their rights and chose to waive them, a Santa Clara County Superior Court judge has held.


By Amy Yarbrough


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A Watsonville-based cement company did not violate California labor laws relating to lunch breaks because its workers were aware of their rights and chose to waive them, a Santa Clara County Superior Court judge has held.


Judge James P. Kleinberg's tentative ruling Thursday, which followed a 14-day bench trial, concluded that Granite Rock Company was obligated to make meal breaks available to its...

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