Employees: meal periods: construction industry.
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Fiscal committee
No
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No
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Labor and Employment
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Overview
This bill creates an exception to California’s meal period laws for employees in the construction industry while they are on a construction jobsite. It allows construction workers to waive meal periods if their workday is six hours or less, or if their employer and employee mutually agree. The bill also clarifies existing provisions regarding meal periods for commercial drivers and employees covered by specific collective bargaining agreements.
Key provisions
- Creates an exception for construction workers on job sites to waive meal periods if their workday is six hours or less.
- Allows mutual consent between employer and employee to waive meal periods when the total work period is less than 10 hours.
- Specifies that the Industrial Welfare Commission can permit meal periods to start after six hours of work under certain conditions.
- Clarifies existing exceptions for commercial drivers transporting nutrients and byproducts.
- Addresses meal periods for employees in the wholesale baking industry with specific collective bargaining agreements.
- Provides an exception for employees in the motion picture and broadcasting industries with applicable collective bargaining agreements.
- Establishes criteria for collective bargaining agreements to qualify for the exception, including specific wage and overtime provisions.
- Defines key terms such as ‘commercial driver’ and ‘construction occupation’.
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