
Employee Remedies for Denied Meal Periods
If you are a non-exempt employee and are not provided a 30-minute, off-duty meal period by your employer, you should be paid for one hour at your regular rate as compensation (known as meal period premium pay) for every day your meal period is denied. If your employer does not provide a meal period or pay the additional hour’s pay as compensation you may file a wage claim with the Labor Commissioner or seek the meal period premium pay in a civil lawsuit against your employer.
Our Notable Class Action Cases
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Ayala v. Terminix International, Inc.
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Bankwitz v. Ecolab Inc. - Territory Manager Overtime Lawsuit
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Bautista v. Alliance Environmental Group
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Berry v. DCOR, LLC
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Bognuda v. Great White Dental
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Campos v. Ecolab Inc. – California Route Sales Manager (RSM) Lawsuit
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Candete v. Cummins Transportation
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Cooper v. Ecolab Inc.
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Derousseau v. Schlumberger Technology Corporation
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Dietz v. Ecolab Inc.

What Makes Strauss & Strauss APC Different
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We Don't Give Up
If we don't get a favorable ruling the first time around, we work hard to appeal cases to ensure we do everything we can for your case.
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We Exclusively Represent Employees
We fight on behalf of employees only and are not afraid of going up against the largest corporations in the country, if not the world.
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We Think Outside of the Box
Our seasoned team of attorneys come up with innovative solutions unheard of in the past in order to advance their cases in court.
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Over $100 Million Recovered
In the last decade, Strauss & Strauss APC has recovered over $100 million dollars for employees in California.
