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Working with a Los Angeles meal and rest breaks attorney ensures you have an advocate who understands the nuances of wage and hour violations. If your Los Angeles employer has failed to comply with these vital workplace protections, the law is on your side. While some meal breaks may be waived by mutual consent, an employee may revoke their waiver of eligible meal breaks at any time.
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A knowledgeable Los Angeles employment attorney can help determine if your employer’s break policies violate the labor code and other applicable meal break laws.
In most circumstances, Los Angeles law stipulates that hourly employees cannot work for more than five hours per day without being provided with at least one uninterrupted meal break of at least 30 minutes in duration.
Though there are exceptions, these meal breaks generally need to conform to certain basic requirements, including:
These breaks generally must be provided off-duty, meaning the employee is relieved of all work-related duties and permitted to leave the premises. Employers cannot discourage employees from taking meal breaks, and violations may entitle workers to premium pay for each workday on which a compliant meal break was not provided.
Los Angeles missed meal break lawyers routinely assist workers denied their rightful lunch or meal periods under applicable regulations.
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In addition to meal breaks, Los Angeles employees must be authorized and permitted to take rest breaks, which accrue at a rate of ten consecutive minutes for each four-hour work period or major fraction thereof. When problems arise concerning your ability to take rest periods, you could be entitled to compensation.
Like meal breaks, these rest breaks must meet certain basic requirements, including:
Rest breaks are equally important to protect worker health and productivity. Rest breaks should be uninterrupted and separate from meal periods.
Employers must not require employees to remain “on-call” or on the premises during rest breaks, nor should they impose any duties that interfere with the employee’s ability to rest. Consistent denial of rest breaks is a wage and hour violation under California law.
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We work tirelessly and fight tenaciously to hold rights Los Angeles meal and rest break abusers accountable.
If you’ve experienced a distressing incident related to an issue like this, call us for a free case evaluation.
Legal cases can be lengthy, complicated, and confusing. We understand how difficult it is for an individual to navigate the California courts and legal system to redress violations faced at work. That’s why our experienced Los Angeles employment lawyers will be your partners so you don’t have to take on the system all by yourself. We take the time to understand your predicament, do the legwork to investigate your employer, gather all the necessary information, and advocate for you tirelessly.
If you believe someone has violated your individual rights or the rights of a group of people in your community, we can help you find the right course of action. Our team of Los Angeles missed meals and rest breaks lawyers will help you understand your rights and take action. At Matern Law Group, we believe in neighbors helping neighbors. Let us put our legal knowledge and experience to work on your behalf.
As experienced Los Angeles missed meal and rest breaks lawyers, we’re here to protect your rights and pursue compensation on your behalf when your employer fails to provide legally mandated breaks.
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