California Supreme Court rejects rounding time for meal breaks
On February 25, 2021, the California Supreme Court decided Donohue v. AMN Services, LLC[1] (Donohue). In that case, the court held that (1) employers cannot round time in the meal period context and (2) time records showing noncompliant meal periods raise a rebuttable presumption of a meal period violation. Accordingly, the court’s decision has significant implications for employers who rely on time keeping systems that round time during employee meal breaks.
California’s meal period…