California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 389 — Employment: meal periods.

Last action — Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2011-2012 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law requires employers to provide meal periods and rest periods, as specified. Existing law requires an employer who fails to provide a meal period or a rest period to pay the employee one additional hour of pay at the employee's regular rate of compensation for each workday that the meal or rest period is not provided. Under existing law, an employer who fails to provide a required meal period may be guilty of a misdemeanor. This bill would provide that the payment of that additional one hour of pay per workday in which the employer failed to provide a meal period or a rest period would constitute compliance with any requirement to provide an employee with a meal period or rest period and is the exclusive remedy for that failure to provide a meal period or rest period and would no longer constitute a misdemeanor. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

  2. Set, first hearing. Testimony taken. Further hearing to be set.

  3. Set for hearing May 11.

  4. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. & I.R.

  5. Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  6. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. & I.R.

  7. Set for hearing April 27.

  8. Referred to Com. on L. & I.R.

  9. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 18.

  10. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Dutton · Primary

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Sponsors (1)

  • Dutton

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 389 do?
Existing law requires employers to provide meal periods and rest periods, as specified. Existing law requires an employer who fails to provide a meal period or a rest period to pay the employee one additional hour of pay at the employee's regular rate of compensation for each workday that the meal or rest period is not provided. Under existing law, an employer who fails to provide a required meal period may be guilty of a misdemeanor. This bill would provide that the payment of that additional one hour of pay per workday in which the employer failed to provide a meal period or a rest period would constitute compliance with any requirement to provide an employee with a meal period or rest period and is the exclusive remedy for that failure to provide a meal period or rest period and would no longer constitute a misdemeanor. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors SB 389?
SB 389 is sponsored by Dutton.
What is the current status of SB 389?
This bill died with 2011-2012 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 389?
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