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California Public Sector Hospital Employees Entitled to Rest & Meal Breaks in 2023

Everyone knows hospitals are stressful spaces, particularly for those working inside.  However, public sector hospital employees were forced to contend with slightly greater stress than their private sector counterparts.  This is because, historically, public sector hospital workers were not entitled to protected rest and meal breaks.  Beginning in 2023, that ...

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Starting in 2023, California Workers Afforded Notice of Cal/OSHA Citations for Labor Code Violations

In 2022, the California Legislature passed AB 2068 requiring California employers to post notifications when they receive citations for certain California Labor Code violations, and any special orders or actions issued by Cal/OSHA. California Labor Code § 6318. The notice shall contain, at a minimum, the following information: Notice that ...

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Can Employers Keep California Employees At Work During Meal Breaks?

Many California workers know California law provides thirty-minute meal breaks to employees that work more than five hours a day and a second thirty-minute meal break where employees work more than ten hours a day.  However, what is not as well-known is whether employers may require California employees to remain ...

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California Employees Entitled to Increased Premium Pay for Noncompliant Meal, Rest, and Recovery Breaks

On July 15, 2021, the Supreme Court of California published an employment law opinion answering a hotly contested wage and hour issue regarding the correct calculations for premium payments made to California employees. In Ferra v. Loews Hollywood Hotel, LLC, 11 Cal. 5th 858 (2021), a bartender filed suit seeking to ...

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