How is it Friday already, and summer is coming to a close quickly? Time for another Friday’s Five, and this week I cover five reminders about meal break waivers in California:
1. Meal break timing obligations.
An employer may not employ an employee for a work period of more than five hours per day without
Cheesecake Factory restaurants in Southern California were cited for $4.57 million for wage and hour violations and penalties by the Labor Commissioner earlier this week. What may come as a surprise to many is that the citation was based on alleged wage violations for employees of contractors hired by Cheesecake Factory, not its own employees.
Happy New Year. I started the Friday’s Five articles in the summer of 2014, and the interest in the articles has been more than I expected. I appreciate everyone who has read them and provided comments and feedback. If you have any topics you would like me to address, please let me know. With that
It has been a few years that the California Supreme Court issued its groundbreaking ruling in Brinker Restaurant Group v. Superior Court. With the end of the year approaching and employers preparing for the new year and the new legal obligations that come with it, now is a good time for employers to audit meal
This Friday’s Five sets out five resources that are free for California employers that are published by the state of California. Employers need to understand that while these publications are made available by the state of California, the agencies publishing the resources are only expressing their opinion about the current status of the law, but
In speaking to a few groups of California employers this week, a common question kept coming up about what are the essential 
employment policies California employers must have? While there are more than five, this week’s Friday’s Five starts with what I consider to be critical policies that every California must have in place.
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This week’s Friday’s Five covers five misconceptions about California employment law that can land employers in a lot of hot water:
The topic for the uneducated (or out of state) employer does seem trivial. However, with the penalty owed to employees of one hour of pay for each
Speaking with some clients, I sense their overwhelming confusion in setting up employment 
policies in California. While it can be a daunting task, I remind them that the key is to approach it in a systematic process, and once the system is in place, compliance can be very easy. While there are many issues employers