As with the United States Supreme Court’s decision last year in Wal-Mart v. Dukes, the employment law community eagerly awaits the impact of the California’s Supreme Court’s recent decision in Brinker Restaurant Corp. on pending and new putative class actions alleging violations of California meal and rest period requirements. One early return favors employers, as
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California Supreme Court Issues Highly Anticipated Ruling Regarding Meal and Rest Breaks
By Noel P. Tripp on
Posted in California
Jackson Lewis coverage of the California Supreme Court’s long-awaited decision in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court (Hohnbaum), No. S166350 (Calif. Apr. 12, 2012), addressing the requirements of that State’s meal and rest break statute, California Labor Code § 226.7, is available here.