California Supreme Court Issues Seminal Decision on Meal and Rest Breaks
After a long wait, the California Supreme Court finally issued its much-anticipated ruling in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Ct., 53 Cal. 4th 1004 (2012), resolving several unanswered questions regarding employers’ obligations with respect to employee meal and rest breaks. First, the Supreme Court concluded that with respect to meal breaks, employers fulfill their obligations under the California Labor Code when they relieve their employees of