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Labor & Employment

Jul. 18, 2012

Karen J. Kubin

Morrison & Foerster LLP San Francisco Specialty: class actions, retail


Kubin has been thinking about lunch breaks over the past year. A lot, actually.


One of her biggest recent achievements dealt with the question of whether employers were obligated simply to provide meal periods or to ensure that meal periods are taken.


In a landmark decision, the state Supreme Court in April ruled in favor of Kubin's position - that employers are generally not obligated to ensure that workers actually take their required breaks. ...

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