Welcome to Protection Law Group, LLP. Our Lawyers are dedicated to fighting to preserve and protect the rights of employees throughout Southern California. If you have been wrongfully denied the right to take meal (lunch or dinner depending on the shift) breaks and rest breaks as provided under the law, please contact our skilled and experienced Employment Attorneys.  Call Protection Law Firm to schedule an appointment for a complimentary, in-person consultation with one of our caring Meal & Rest Break Employment Lawyers. Call (844) 294-3095 to speak directly to an attorney and obtain an honest legal analysis of your case. Located in El Segundo, the lawyers at Protection Law Group represent workers throughout Southern California. If you are unable to come to our office, we will come to you! However, you must take action quickly. Failure to bring suit against your employer for wrongfully denying you the right to take breaks may be permanently waived if you don’t file within the statutory time limit.

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Failure to provide non-exempt (wage earners) employees proper meal and rest breaks as required by California Law may result in substantial fines and penalties, including compensation for an additional two hours for missed breaks unless the law provides otherwise based on the employee’s job and duties. While employees may voluntarily choose to forego rest breaks, uninterrupted meal breaks are mandatory. Non-exempt employees are entitled to the following paid meal & rest breaks: • One 30 minute meal break for every 5 hour work segment • Two 30 minute meal breaks for all shifts worked in excess of 10 hours per day • One 10 minute rest break for every 4 hour work shift • Two 10 minute rest breaks for every 6-10 hour work shift • Three 10 minute rest breaks for every 10-14 hour work shift • One 30 minute meal break and two 10 minute rest breaks during an 8 hour work shift For employees who are paid via commission or piecemeal, they must be compensated for meal and rest breaks based either on their average hourly rate or the current minimum wage – whichever is higher. While employees are entitled to uninterrupted breaks, their employer cannot control what they do during these breaks and some may choose to work through their lunch or dinner breaks. If an employee chooses to work through their meal break, their employer is not responsible for the time worked unless they were aware that their employee was working. In this instance, the employer is only required to pay wages for the actual amount of time worked. However, there are certain jobs wherein it is not always possible to take an uninterrupted meal break. These situations generally require employees to remain on call throughout the work day and either carry walkie talkies or other two-way communication devices. Under these circumstances, employees are entitled to an extra hour of pay. For example tow truck drivers fall under this category because they have to be able to pick up radios.  Other employees who have to answer a phone, radio or intercom may not be receiving their breaks.

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If you have been wrongfully denied the right to take meal or rest breaks, please call Protection Law Group at (844) 294-3095 to set up an appointment for a free consultation with one of our leading Southern California Employment Lawyers. Helping clients throughout Southern California for more than 35 years combined, our experienced Meal & Rest Break Lawyers will fight vigorously to help you obtain the monetary compensation to which you are entitled. Call to learn how we can help you!