Meal break.California employers got a break in their attempts to reduce meal-and-rest-period lawsuits after California Labor Commissioner Donna Dell recently determined that employees must file complaints within a year. Previously, employees had up to three years to file a lawsuit lawsuit: see procedure; tort. after an alleged violation. The ruling comes as the state's Division of Labor Standards Enforcement is drafting regulations on state laws regarding required meal and rest breaks for employees. The ruling stems from a case involving a service technician See PC technician and software technician. at Orchard orchard, generally an area on which fruit or nut trees are planted and cultivated. The words grove and plantation are often used when the fruits are tropical, e.g., a "citrus grove" or a "banana plantation. Commercial Inc. in San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. who claimed that he was working 10- to 13-hour days without lunch breaks. Dell ordered the company to pay the employee $2,142, but clarified that employees who claim missed meal and rest breaks must file their complaints within a year. The prior three-year period allowed higher damage awards. |
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