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Administrative/Regulatory

Aug. 29, 2009

Labor Department Sides With Employers on Breaks

An amicus brief filed this week by the state's top labor official in the biggest employment case on the California Supreme Court's docket came as an unwelcome shock to lawyers representing employees.

By Dhyana Levey
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - The recent outpouring of amicus briefs filed in the biggest employment case on the California Supreme Court's docket came as no surprise to businesses and workers arguing over whether an employer must ensure its staff's rest breaks are taken.

But the one filed this week by the state's top labor official came as an unwelcome shock to lawyers representing employees. Labor Commissioner Angela...

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