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On May 6, 2021, the Department of Labor ("DOL") issued a final rule, effective immediately, withdrawing a pro-business independent contractor rule that would have made it easier for businesses.
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Los Angeles, Calif. (May 26, 2021) -
Ensuring meal and rest period compliance consistently plagues
California employers, particularly those with large hourly work
forces. Moreover, employers who seek to properly compensate
employees for non-compliant meal and rest breaks are burdened with
the task of correctly calculating premiums. Currently, California
law requires the employer to pay the employee a meal period premium
of one hour s wages at the employee s “regular
rate of compensation”. (Cal. Lab. Code § 226.7) Last
week, the California Supreme Court heard oral argument centering on