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California Employers Need Not Relieve Employees of all Duties During Rest Breaks, According to Court of Appeal

Filed Under: Wage & Hour (CA)

On January 29, 2015, the California Court of Appeal, Second District, published a landmark decision in Augustus v. ABM Security Services. Specifically, the Augustus court held that while California law prohibits employers from requiring employees to work during rest breaks, it does not require employees to relieve employees of all duty during rest breaks.