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Wage Statement Violations – Court Recognizes Good-Faith Dispute Defense

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Good news – employers may now argue that wage statement errors were not “willful” as a defense to wage statement claims. Not everything from Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc. was bad....more

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California Court of Appeal Addresses When Violations are “Willful” or “Knowing and Intentional” for Grant of Certain Wage and Hour...

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In May 2022, the California Supreme Court issued its decision in Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Systems, which considered the issue of whether failing to pay premium wages for meal and rest period violations gave rise to claims...more

Weintraub Tobin

Podcast: California Employment News - How to Account for Premium Pay on Wage Statements (Part 2)

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California employers are subject to meal and rest break premiums. Shauna Correia and Rachel Davey help explain what premium payments are, and how employers are required to account for them on wage statements, in this part 2...more

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California Supreme Court: Meal and Rest Break Violations Can Trigger Derivative Penalties and Prejudgment Interest at Seven...

Employers will face significantly greater exposure for noncompliant meal and rest break practices following a recent California Supreme Court ruling. In Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc., the Court held that unpaid...more

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California Employment News: Premium Pay Constitutes Wages

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On May 23, 2022, the California Supreme Court issued its decision in Gustavo Naranjo v Spectrum Security Services, Inc. (“Naranjo”), decided by the Second Appellate District in 2019. Employment attorneys Shauna Correia and...more

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California Supreme Court Clarifies Missed-Break Premiums Penalties

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On May 23, 2022, the California Supreme Court issued its decision in Naranjo v. Spectrum Sec. Servs. Inc. (Naranjo), holding that meal and rest break premiums (also known as extra pay or premium pay) constitute “wages” that:...more

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CA Court Confirms Employers Must Timely Pay and Report Meal Period Premiums or Face Additional Penalties

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The California Supreme Court, on May 23, 2022, issued a seminal opinion in Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc., which found that employees can recover penalties for failure to timely pay wages at termination and...more

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California Supreme Court Holds Premium Pay for Missed Breaks Constitutes “Wages” That Must Be Reported on Wage Statements and Paid...

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On May 23, 2022, in Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc., the California Supreme Court clarified that a violation of Labor Code section 226.7 (payment of premium wages for meal and rest period violations) gives rise to...more

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Breaking News: California Break Premium Pay Can Trigger Waiting Time and Wage Statement Penalties

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In addition, on a point with broader implications, the Supreme Court held that wage statements must include all wages earned, and not just wages paid, with any wages earned but unpaid possibly triggering penalties for an...more

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Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc.: The California Supreme Court Determines that Meal and Rest Premiums are Wages and...

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On May 23 2022, the California Supreme Court reversed the Second Appellate District Court of Appeal and made clear that meal and rest period premiums (or “extra pay” or “premium pay”) constitute “wages” and must be accurately...more

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California Supreme Court Issues Pro-Employee Ruling Expanding Definition of Wages

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California employers now face derivative liability for failing to list premium payments for meal periods or rest breaks on their wage statements, as well as for failing to pay all premiums timely upon separation. ...more

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Breaking News – Premium Pay Constitutes Wages!

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We previously advised employers that the California Supreme Court agreed to review the Court of Appeal decision Gustavo Naranjo v Spectrum Security Services, Inc. (“Naranjo”), decided by the Second Appellate District in 2019....more

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