December 2018

24 Dec Employer’s Meal Period Policy That Does Not Comply With California Law Results in Liability Under PAGA

Posted at 11:40h in Class Action, Employment Law

A decision published by a California court of appeal on December 19, 2008 in Carrington v. Starbucks Corp. again demonstrates how critical it is that employers have a well-written meal period policy in place that conforms to the law. A barista who worked at Starbucks...

10 Dec Employer Association Files Suit to Declare PAGA Unconstitutional

Posted at 11:09h in Class Action

On November 28, 2018, the California Business & Industrial Alliance, an association representing California-based employers, filed a 54-page Complaint in the Orange County Superior Court seeking injunctive and declaratory relief against Attorney General Xavier Becerra and alleging that that the California Private Attorney General Act...

03 Dec Meal Periods Shortened by Employer to Less Than 30 Minutes Results in Substantial Liability

Posted at 12:13h in Class Action, Employment Law

On November 30, 2018, the Court of Appeal in Kaanaana v. Barrett Business Services, Inc. made clear that an employee’s right to a duty-free 30-minute meal period is separate and distinct from his or her right to be paid one hour of “premium pay” for...