On-Premises Rest Breaks: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
7/18/18
By: Allison Hyatt
Under California law, non-exempt employees are entitled to a 30-minute meal break if the employee works more than 5 hours in a workday, and a 10-minute break for every 4 hours worked (or “major fraction” thereof). In …
California’s New Independent Contractor Test
7/11/18
By: Christine Lee
On April 30, 2018, the California Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court, No. S222732, in which the Court adopted an extremely broad view of workers who will be …
Coffee, Water, Less Than 20 Minutes
6/19/18
SCOTUS KICKS THE CAN ON SHORT BREAKS COMPENSATION
By: John McAvoy
On June 11, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to entertain the appeal of a Pennsylvania employer that could have resolved the emerging split of authority between the federal …