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Last summer, we reported here the California Supreme Court ruling that premium payments owed under Labor Code section 226.7 for meal and rest break violations constitute “wages.” The...
Naranjo et al. v. Spectrum Sec. Servs Calif Supreme court employers who willfully withhold final wages from departing employees would owe a waiting time penalty up to 30 days daily wages, under CA Labor Code sec 203, Cal Ct Appeal affirmed Naranjo v. Spectrum trial court of good faith basis failure pay meal premiums
To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Update February 10, 2021: This blog has been updated to reflect current guidance about California meal and rest break laws. On September 26, 2019, California’s Second District Court of Appeals in Gustavo Naranjo, et al. v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc. held that unpaid premium wages for meal break violations do not entitle employees to additional remedies under the California Labor Code for inaccurate wage statements or waiting time penalties. By limiting employees’ ability to bring derivative inaccurate wage statement and u...