California Supreme Court
Dec. 24, 2016
High court rules workers cannot be bothered during rest break
California workers' rest breaks cannot be interrupted by a call, text or any other communication from their boss, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a 5-2 opinion.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
California workers' rest breaks cannot be interrupted by a call, text or any other communication from their boss, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a 5-2 opinion.
The majority ruling by Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuellar brought stark simplicity to an 82-year-old Industrial Welfare Commission wage order that employment lawyers have fiercely contested. The order stipulates that non-exem...
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