Perspective
Apr. 22, 2014
To sit, or not to sit? Questions remain
How the state high court answers questions about California's "suitable-seating" requirement may have class action consequences. By Karen Reinhold
It seems absurd that failure to provide a "suitable seat" to an employee if the nature of the employee's work permits sitting could form the basis for an expensive class action. Then again, it's also absurd that the failure to "provide" a 30-minute unpaid meal break has led to so many expensive class actions, yet it has. How the state Supreme Court answers questions recently posed by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appe...
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