Employers will face significantly greater exposure for noncompliant meal and rest break practices following a recent California Supreme Court ruling. In Naranjo v. Spectrum Security.
On May 23, 2022, the California Supreme Court issued a decision in Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc., finding that meal break premium pay is considered wages for purposes of the California Labor Code’s provisions regarding timely wage payment and wage statements, and thus can support penalties for wage statement violations under Labor Code Section 226 and waiting time penalties under Labor Code Section 203. We have compiled immediate action items raised by the California Supreme Court’s Naranjo decision (as well as the 2021 Donohue and Ferra decisions), as well as a list of FAQs regarding treatment of the calculation and wage statement reporting of premiums flowing from Naranjo.
Just in time for the holiday weekend, the California Supreme Court issued another employee-friendly decision on what constitutes wages under the Labor Code. This decision reminds.
On May 23, 2022, the California Supreme Court ruled in Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc. that unpaid meal and rest period premiums can form the basis of claims for wage.
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes.