California Employment Law Update
The plaintiffs, hourly employees of several Brinker-owned restaurants in California, filed a class action against the restaurant chain, alleging rest break violations, meal break and “early lunching” violations, as well as uncompensated off-the-clock work and “time shaving” violations (when managers “shave” time by adjusting employee payroll records to reflect shits of lest than five hours). The trial court certified a class of nearly 60,000 employees, finding that the issues were common to all class members and could be litigated collectively.
