To:         CALSAGA members

From:     William Hodges, Deputy Association Manager                                                      Barry Bradley, Bradley & Gmelich, CALSAGA Legal Advisor

Re:         Court of Appeal issues favorable decision in meal and rest break case

Date:      July 30, 2008

Last week, the California Court of Appeal issued a favorable decision for California employers, clarifying the obligations as it pertains to meal and rest break requirements.  While the decision addresses employer concerns regarding “providing” versus “ensuring” an employee takes a meal break, it does not address the on-duty meal break issue in a fashion that we need, unique to the security industry.

To read the full analysis provided by Barry Bradley, please visit the CALSAGA Members Only Blog by clicking here.  We have also provided a link to the full Court of Appeal decision at the end of his analysis.  As always, please feel free to add your comments.

CALSAGA is still working for a legislative solution to the meal and rest break issue this year and will keep members posted on any new developments. 

If you are a member and need access to the Members Only Blog, please email me at whodges@calsaga.org.