CA Court of Appeal held that employer good faith dispute defense precluded costly penalties for both waiting time and wage statement claims. Decision demonstrates that depending on facts in a case, California employers have a real and viable defense to these claims.
Last year, in Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc., 13 Cal.5th 93 (2022), the California Supreme Court held that an employer’s failure to timely pay premium pay for meal and rest.