Supreme Court Declines to Hear Airlines Meal & Rest Break AppealSanta Clara, CA The U.S. Supreme Court at the end of June declined to take up Alaska Airlines appeal of a ruling that Virgin America – now part of Alaska Airlines-- had to give California-based flight attendants meal and rest breaks required by California labor law. The justices found that California's break requirements are not preempted by federal law on the deregulation of airlines' prices, routes and services.
Laid-Off Tesla Employees File Failure to Warn LawsuitSparks, NV Tesla has been hit with a class action lawsuit after thousands of workers were laid off without being provided with 60 days advance written notice. Former workers at Giga Nevada who filed the labor lawsuit argue that Tesla’s mass layoff violated the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act).
California Rest Break Law – Then and NowLos Angeles, CA While the term “coffee break” didn’t show up until the 1950s, two U.S. companies around the turn of the century offered midmorning and midafternoon breaks but their employees had to provide the coffee and they didn’t get a break time to enjoy it. Fast forward to May 2022: Meal and rest period premiums are now “wages” under California labor law.
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