Across the country, plaintiffs’ attorneys are targeting health care facilities over their alleged failure to comply with meal break rules. These suits claim that employers have automatically deducted 30 to 60 minutes of time for employees’ meal periods, even if employees never took the breaks. Because employees can recover for violations that took place as many as three years before suit is filed, damages in these cases can be substantial.
For more information, including steps you can take to minimize exposure to these types of lawsuits, please see Reed Smith’s Employment Watch Blog.
