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Establish and communicate clear policies regarding meals and rest periods.
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Train supervisors to make sure employees get all meal and rest periods that the law and applicable wage orders require.
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Require all employees to record meal
and rest breaks on their time sheets or other time records.
Inform employees that failure to record breaks will result
in disciplinary action.
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Pay any penalty for a missed meal and rest period in the payroll period in which it occurred to assure adequate record keeping.
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Properly classify employers as exempt or non-exempt.
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Keep time sheets and other time and payroll records on file for a minimum of four years.
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Periodically audit meal and rest break practices; overtime policies and practices; and time clock, time card and payroll practices.
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