California Meal and Rest Breaks: What You Don’t Know Can Cost You

OVERVIEW

California statutes pertaining to meal and rest periods for non-exempt employees are one of the more confusing topics in today’s business environment. This course is designed to provide you with a practical foundation for understanding the law. It includes guidelines for how to properly create and administer your own meal and rest period policy. Or, if your company already has its own policy, then this information can help you to review your existing policy as well as the procedures and practices in “real life” daily operations. By the end of the course, you will be informed about the laws so that you will be better equipped to assist your company in being California-compliant with meal and rest periods.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Understand the basic requirements under California law pertaining to meal and rest periods
• Review common violations by employers in attempting to follow the law
• Enumerate the penalties and remedies for violations under the law
• Review examples of recent settlements
• Review best practices for compliance