California employers are eagerly anticipating a ruling by the state Supreme Court in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court, which they hope will finally resolve the question of whether employers may merely "provide" employee meal periods or whether they must "ensure" that employees actually take them.
California employers are eagerly anticipating a ruling by the state Supreme Court in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court, which they hope will finally resolve the question of whether employers may merely "provide" employee meal periods or whether they must "ensure" that employees actually take them. The Court's decision may have a much more far-reaching impact, however. In an article recently published in the Los Angeles Daily Journal, Ford & Harrison partner Curtis Graham discusses how the upcoming decision likely will impact employment related class action litigation. Please click here to read the article, There's More at Stake in Brinker: How the Decision Can Impact Class Action Litigation, November 15, 2011.
If you have questions about the article or other labor or employment issues, feel free to contact Mr. Graham at cgraham@fordharrison.com or Ford & Harrison attorney with whom you usually work.