Your Right to Adequate Break Time - San Diego Employees
One of the most important rights created by California wage and hour laws is the right of employees to have adequate time to eat and take appropriate rest breaks. In California, we believe strongly that workers should be treated with dignity, humanity and respect.
The right to adequate meal and rest breaks is an essential employee right. If you are an employee in San Diego whose right to adequate meal and rest breaks has been violated, contact a wage and hour attorney at Backstrom & Heinrichs.
We handle wage and hour claims for clients throughout San Diego County, including the cities of San Diego, Chula Vista, Imperial Beach, La Mesa, El Cajon, Spring Valley, Lakeside, Escondido, Oceanside, Temecula and San Clemente.
To contact our firm, call us toll-free at 866-264-6543 or contact us online.
Your Right to Adequate Meal and Rest Breaks
California workers have a right to adequate meal and rest periods. For every five hours you work as a nonexempt employee, you must receive a 30 minute daily lunch break. For every three and one-half to four hours you work, you are also entitled to a 10 minute paid rest break.
For one or more meal period violations that have occurred in a day, an employee may receive compensation in the amount of one hour of regular pay. Similarly, for one or more rest period violations, an employee may receive compensation in the amount of one hour of regular pay. Our attorneys can help you receive compensation for meal and rest break violations.
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To speak with an employment and labor lawyer at our firm about unpaid meal and rest periods, unpaid overtime or another wage and hour law matter, contact Backstrom & Heinrichs in San Diego, California.
