Our colleague Michael Kun, co-editor of this blog, shared his thoughts on various wage and hour issues in the publication of "7 Deadly Sins," which discusses FLSA violations that must be avoided to ensure compliance at your company, published by TSheets.
Following is an excerpt:
“The most common issues we see regarding meal and rest periods occur in states like California where state laws – rather than the FLSA – require that employees be provided those breaks at certain times during the day, and employees are entitled to significant penalties if they are not provided breaks in compliance with the law. …”