MEAL AND REST PERIOD LAWYERS - LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA

Blady Weinreb Law Group LLP’s Los Angeles attorneys represent employees in claims for meal and rest violations against their employers. We represent employees in both individual and class action cases throughout Los Angeles County and nearby counties, such as Orange County and Ventura County. If you believe you have been subjected to wage and hour violations by your employer, please contact one of our Los Angeles lawyers at 323-933-1352.

In addition to overtime, California law provides that employees are entitled to additional pay referred to as "premium pay" for missed, short or late meal periods or rest breaks. California Labor Code section 226.7(b) requires employees to be paid one (1) hour’s pay at their regular rate for each work day they are not provided a meal or rest period that complies with the requirements of the applicable Industrial Welfare Commission wage order.

The requirement for a daily meal period is generally not waivable. A covered California employee must be provided at least thirty (30) minutes for every work period of more than five (5) hours as an unpaid meal period within the first (5) hours of the workday, with a second meal period for work days more than ten (10) hours. During meal periods, employees must be relieved of all duties, and free to leave the workplace. California law places the responsibility on the employer to assure that its employees take their full meal period.

A similar requirement exists with respect to rest breaks, which must be provided to employees at the rate of ten (10) net minutes for each four (4) hour period worked, or "major portion" thereof. Unlike meal periods, rest breaks are paid time, and the employee may be required to remain on the employer’s premises.

BWLG's Los Angeles employment attorneys have successfully litigated meal and rest period claims in the workplace. If you have an employee claim for failure to provide meal or rest periods, you may want to retain a BWLG mean and rest period lawyer. Please contact a BWLG Los Angeles meal and rest period lawyer for a consultation with an attorney at 323-933-1352.