Why We Don't Need Lunch Police

We've all had hectic workdays filled with deadlines, meetings and presentations that force us to work through our lunch breaks in order to get everything done on time. But there's nothing illegal about that, right? No , according to California's Supreme Court. The court ruled last week that employers are not obligated to enforce that employees take legally- mandated lunch breaks. In an unanimous opinion, the court ruled that requiring companies to order breaks is unmanageable, and employees should be able to decide what to do with their break time. “The employer is not obligated to police meal breaks and ensure no work thereafter is performed,” wrote Associate Justice Kathryn Werdegar in the opinion. In other words, employers don't have to set-up their own lunch police. There have been mixed reactions to the ruling. During these cash-strapped times, does anyone really think that small businesses in this country have the time, resources, and willingness to stand over their employees to make sure they actually eat their lunch during mandated lunch breaks? Continue reading this article

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