Allen Matkins sknapp@allenmatkins.com https://video.allenmatkins.com en-us Visualplatform http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Allen Matkins episodic no https://video.allenmatkins.com/files/rv0.0/sitelogo.gif https://video.allenmatkins.com http://video.allenmatkins.com/brinker-california-supreme-court-clarifies-meal-2 <p><a href="http://www.allenmatkins.com">http://www.allenmatkins.com</a><p></p> <p>In California, employers have been challenged for years in dealing with how to comply with cumbersome and vague meal and rest period rules. Millions of dollars have been spent to battle and/or settle countless individual lawsuits and class actions alleging meal and rest period violations. Last week the California Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Brinker Restaurant Group v. Superior Court of San Diego answering these questions including:</p> <p>What does it mean to "provide" a meal period?<br> Do meal periods have to be provided in rolling five-hour increments?<br> Are early (or late) lunches allowed?<br> Must employers ensure that their employees actually take these mandated breaks?</p></p><p><a href="http://video.allenmatkins.com/brinker-california-supreme-court-clarifies-meal-2"><img src="http://video.allenmatkins.com/19476789/19940429/c2ec06d5f05ec5f34f006d42fd1e11d9/standard/download-1-thumbnail.jpg" width="1200" height="960"/></a></p> http://video.allenmatkins.com/photo/19940429 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:00:00 GMT Brinker: California Supreme Court Clarifies Meal Period standards - Steps... http://www.allenmatkins.com In California, employers have been challenged for years in dealing with how to comply with cumbersome and vague meal and rest period rules. Millions of dollars have been spent to battle and/or settle countless individual lawsuits and class actions alleging meal and rest period violations. Last week the California Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Brinker Restaurant Group v. Superior Court of San Diego answering these questions including: What does it mean to "provide" a meal period? Do meal periods have to be provided in rolling five-hour increments? Are early (or late) lunches allowed? Must employers ensure that their employees actually take these mandated breaks? http://www.allenmatkins.com In California, employers have been challenged for years in dealing with how to comply with cumbersome and vague meal and rest period rules. Millions of dollars have been spent to battle and/or settle countless... Allen Matkins 04:33 <p><a href="http://www.allenmatkins.com">http://www.allenmatkins.com</a><p></p> <p>In California, employers have been challenged for years in dealing with how to comply with cumbersome and vague meal and rest period rules. Millions of dollars have been spent to battle and/or settle countless individual lawsuits and class actions alleging meal and rest period violations. Last week the California Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Brinker Restaurant Group v. Superior Court of San Diego answering these questions including:</p> <p>What does it mean to "provide" a meal period?<br> Do meal periods have to be provided in rolling five-hour increments?<br> Are early (or late) lunches allowed?<br> Must employers ensure that their employees actually take these mandated breaks?</p></p><p><a href="http://video.allenmatkins.com/brinker-california-supreme-court-clarifies-meal-2"><img src="http://video.allenmatkins.com/19476789/19940429/c2ec06d5f05ec5f34f006d42fd1e11d9/standard/download-1-thumbnail.jpg" width="1200" height="960"/></a></p> BRINKER DECISION allen matkins california supreme court californiacalifornia court labor & employment michelle dangler pat grady supreme