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CA Supreme Court Issues Long Awaited Ruling on the Taking of Meal Periods

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Apr 12, 2012

Today, after over three years, the California Supreme Court issued its ruling in the infamous Brinker v. Superior Court case, which addresses, among other things, an employer's obligation to "provide" employees with meal and rest breaks.

Stay tuned.... our evaluation of this momentous decision will follow.

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