Cal. Labor Code § 226.7 : California Labor Code — Employment Regulation And Supervision — Payment Of Wages — General Occupations — Work during meal, rest, or recovery period

15 Sep 2016

Current through the 2016 Legislative Session

(a) As used in this section, "recovery period" means a cooldown period afforded an employee to prevent heat illness.
(b) An employer shall not require an employee to work during a meal or rest or recovery period mandated pursuant to an applicable statute, or applicable regulation, standard, or order of the Industrial Welfare Commission, the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board, or the Division of Occupational Safety and Health.
(c) If an employer fails to provide an employee a meal or rest or recovery period in accordance with a state law, including, but not limited to, an applicable statute or applicable regulation, standard, or order of the Industrial Welfare Commission, the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board, or the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, the employer shall pay the employee one additional hour of pay at the employee's regular rate of compensation for each workday that the meal or rest or recovery period is not provided.
(d) A rest or recovery period mandated pursuant to a state law, including, but not limited to, an applicable statute, or applicable regulation, standard, or order of the Industrial Welfare Commission, the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board, or the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, shall be counted as hours worked, for which there shall be no deduction from wages. This subdivision is declaratory of existing law.
(e) This section shall not apply to an employee who is exempt from meal or rest or recovery period requirements pursuant to other state laws, including, but not limited to, a statute or regulation, standard, or order of the Industrial Welfare Commission.
Ca. Lab. Code § 226.7
Amended by Stats 2014 ch 72 (SB 1360),s 1, eff. 1/1/2015.
Amended by Stats 2013 ch 719 (SB 435),s 1, eff. 1/1/2014.
Added by Stats 2000 ch 876 (AB 2509), s 7, eff. 1/1/01.