Schwarzenegger Administration Withdraws Emergency Regulations, Schedules Hearing On New Regulations, Regarding Meal and Rest Periods for California Employees

We recently reported that the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (“DLSE”) issued emergency regulations on meal-period and rest-break rules. These regulations would have recognized that the statute of limitations for meal-period and rest-break claims is just one year, not three years, that meals may be taken during more flexible periods, and that employers can comply with mealperiod rules simply by making meal periods available, rather than guaranteeing that employees take them.