The ability of hospitals to use meal period waivers was called into question by a 2015 Court of Appeal decision in Gerard v. Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center (Gerard I), which held that the provision in Wage Order 5...more
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Health Care Providers ,
Home Healthcare Workers ,
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On-Duty Meal Period Waivers ,
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Rest and Meal Break ,
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On December 22, 2016, the California Supreme Court issued a critical decision in Augustus v. ABM Security Services, Inc., 2016 D.J. 12608 (2016), relating to California’s rest period obligations. The California Supreme Court...more