Meal and Rest Periods in California: Which Breaks You Must Provide—and When—and What to Do When Workers Won't Cooperate
Employer Resource Institute Audio Conference
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
10:30 am to 12:00 noon (Pacific Time)
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The California meal and rest period requirements are a notorious source of problems and confusion for employers. Who is legally entitled to breaks? When must these breaks be provided? What happens when it's impractical or impossible to provide a break at the correct time? How much leeway do you have while still maintaining compliance with the law?
Even if you know exactly what's required of you, employees can sometimes make compliance difficult. What do you do with the employee who wants to work straight through, skip the break, and leave early? Or the person who takes scheduled breaks but refuses to clock out?
Join us on April 22 for a comprehensive audio conference that will tell you what you need to know about these complex rules, and how to make sure you stay on the right side of the law. Our two experts are experienced California wage and hour attorneys who will explain everything you need to know about reconciling the requirements of the break period rules with the real-life demands of a busy workforce. Bring your supervisors along to help strengthen your compliance efforts from the ground up.
YOU AND YOUR SUPERVISORS WILL LEARN:
- The latest developments affecting your meal and rest period obligations
- Who's entitled to meal and rest periods, and when these breaks must be taken
- The penalties you face for noncompliance—and how to avoid them
- Methods for documenting and tracking employee meal and rest breaks
- How to handle employees who refuse to comply with the break rules
- Steps you can take now to improve your practices and reduce your risk of lawsuits
ABOUT YOUR SPEAKERS:
Laura Innes, Esq., a director of Simpson, Garrity & Innes, PC, in South San Francisco, has been engaged exclusively in the practice of labor and employment law for over 20 years. Her practice combines preventive counseling for management with civil and administrative litigation defense.
Recognized by Martindale Hubbell as an "AV" rated practitioner, Innes regularly publishes articles on a wide range of employment law topics and is a frequent speaker for client and community groups. She has been named a Northern California "Super Lawyer"—one of the top 5% of lawyers in Northern California—by San Francisco Magazine for each of the last four years (2004-2007) and was featured in an interview entitled "America's Most Influential Women" for the Forbes SkyRadio program airing on American Airlines and United Airlines flights in January and March 2005, respectively.
Innes is a labor and employment mediator and serves as an expert witness for all types of labor and employment matters, with special emphasis on employment practices, discrimination and sexual harassment claims, and wage and hour disputes.
Marc Jacuzzi, Esq. is a partner with the law firm of Simpson, Garrity, & Innes in South San Francisco, California. He has broad experience in employment law and regularly represents and counsels employers on a variety of matters. He advises clients on all aspects of the employer/employee relationship and has conducted numerous in-house training programs on a number of employment law topics.
Approved for Recertification Credit
This program has been approved for 1.5 recertification credit hour toward PHR
and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute
(HRCI). For more information about certification or recertification, please
visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org.
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participate from your office using a regular telephone. You have no travel costs
and no out-of-office time.
Plus, for one low price you can get as many people in your office to
participate as you can fit around a speakerphone.
Because the conference is live, you can ask the speakers questions' either on
the phone or via e-mail.
With your registration, you also receive conference materials with additional
practical information from California Employer Advisor sent to you via e-mail
shortly before the conference.
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protected. If for any reason you are unsatisfied with this audio conference,
simply let us know and we will return your entire registration fee.
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