(Nazi) Arnold changes lunch rules (not funny)

[donsu]

watching america change


http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20954~2598422,00.html

Break required before 6th hour of work

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Under regulations that took effect Friday, employers must allow their workers to take a daily lunch break prior to their sixth hour on the job. The old rules dictated the break be offered before the fifth hour, and administration officials say the change creates flexibility that will benefit employers and employees.

"It doesn't take away the lunch period at all," Labor and Workforce Development Agency Assistant Secretary Rick Rice said, in response to criticism from the California Labor Federation claiming the change amounted to the elimination of an employee's legal right to a lunch break.

Union officials blasted the rule change, as well as the method used to implement it, insisting the rule frees businesses from the legal requirement that they provide employees a lunch break.

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The Schwarzenegger administration enacted the adjustments as an "emergency" regulation change, allowing them to take effect immediately. Today is the final day of the public-comment period.

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But now -- to encourage workers to stay out of court and discourage unscrupulous lawyers from filing frivolous class-action lawsuits -- employees will be able to seek penalty payments that are not subject to payroll taxes, if they seek redress through the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement.
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watching america change

[The Sushi Bandit]

1. Arnold's Presidential Election Poster

[bryant69]

2. Why whenever the Republicans talk about increasing flexibility and choice

It always seems to mean more choices for the wealthy in how they are going to mess with the workers lives?

Bryant

Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[JohnnyRingo]

3. Though I didn't read the link, I assume this is an anti-labor ploy...

To allow buisnesses to screw part-time employees out of a lunch break.
Expect more Califonians to work 36 hr weeks (6 hrs X 6 days).

Arnold's an asshole.

[taught_me_patience]

4. I feel sorry for people who start at 9:30

Its possible that they wouldn't have a lunch break until 3:30


taught.

[newyawker99]

5. Hi taught_me_patience!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[SoCalDem]

6. So if you are scheduled for a 6 hour shift, you just get no lunch..

or they make you take a lunch ..off the clock...after 4 hours, and then come back and work another hour.??

Most people do not work 8 hour shifts anymore...lots of people are lucky to get 6 hour shifts.

When I worked, if I had a 5 or 6 hr shift, I HATED to have to take a lunch.. I preferred to leave as soon as I was finished with my work..

Bookkeeping takes concentration, and I did NOT need an interruption..Just let me balance and I'll leave.. sometimes 4 hrs sometimes 5..I don;t eat lunch, so it was just a boring one hour break to go sit in the breakroom and twiddle my thumbs.