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Southern California Meal and Rest
Break Attorneys
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.
Meal & Rest Break Violation Lawyers –
Protection Law Group
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.
Call Southern California Meal & Rest
Break Attorneys for a Free
Consultation
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!
We serve clients throughout California including
those in the following localities: Los Angeles County
including Burbank, Carson, Downey, El Monte, El
Segundo, Glendale, Inglewood, Lancaster, Los Angeles,
Santa Clarita, Torrance, Van Nuys, and West Covina;
Orange County including Anaheim, Huntington Beach,
Santa Ana, and Tustin; Riverside County including
Corona, Moreno Valley, and Riverside; San Bernardino
County including Fontana, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga,
and San Bernardino; and San Diego County including
Chula Vista and San Diego.
Disclaimer:
The information contained herein is for information purposes
only and should not be construed as legal advice. You should
not act or fail to act based on the information on this website.
The content contains general information only, and may not
reflect recent changes to the law. All cases differ – please
contact an attorney in your area to get legal advice as it pertains
to your case.
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