Thursday, 17 February 2011

Court of Appeal: Up to 2 Meal / Rest Period Penalties Per Day

The Court of Appeal in UPS v. Superior Court decided that when an employee claims to have been denied both meal AND rest periods in a single day, s/he may recover two of the one-hour penalties made available under Labor Code Section 227.6.  So, one penalty is available for however many meal periods are denied in a day, and a separate penalty is available for however many rest periods are denied.
The case is UPS v. Superior Court and the opinion is here.

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