Comments on: CA Legislator: Lying Liar Telling Lies http://www.calemployeerightsblog.com/2008/03/29/ca-legislator-lying-liar-telling-lies/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:26:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: HR Wench http://www.calemployeerightsblog.com/2008/03/29/ca-legislator-lying-liar-telling-lies/#comment-22726 HR Wench Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:01:30 +0000 http://www.calemployeerightsblog.com/2008/03/29/ca-legislator-lying-liar-telling-lies/#comment-22726 You're back! I missed your posts. Very interesting things afoot in CA wage and hour law. I'm interested - you say "Violation of California meal period laws is widespread". Do you say this due to your own experience as an employee rights lawyer or can you point to another source? Just curious. I don't live in CA and wouldn't know if it is as you say. In my own state I've never noticed a big problem but then again maybe I haven't worked for employers who are major violators. I have to agree with you, the “without interfering with its use” and “commencing at any time before the start of the sixth hour of work” stuff is bogus. Who is the senator trying to kid? I live in a less liberal state and even our definitions surrounding these topics is a heck of a lot more precise. Employees aren't machines for crying out loud. They need breaks - give them those breaks and move on already! You’re back! I missed your posts. Very interesting things afoot in CA wage and hour law. I’m interested - you say “Violation of California meal period laws is widespread”. Do you say this due to your own experience as an employee rights lawyer or can you point to another source? Just curious. I don’t live in CA and wouldn’t know if it is as you say. In my own state I’ve never noticed a big problem but then again maybe I haven’t worked for employers who are major violators.
I have to agree with you, the “without interfering with its use” and “commencing at any time before the start of the sixth hour of work” stuff is bogus. Who is the senator trying to kid? I live in a less liberal state and even our definitions surrounding these topics is a heck of a lot more precise. Employees aren’t machines for crying out loud. They need breaks - give them those breaks and move on already!

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