Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives

Brinker International, one of the world's leading casual dining restaurant companies, announced yesterday that the California Supreme Court has issued an opinion in Brinker Restaurant Corp. et al. v. The Superior Court for the State of California for the County of San Diego (Hohnbaum). This long-awaited decision, on which Hunton & Williams attorneys M. Brett Burns, Laura M. Franze, and Susan J. Sandidge served as counsel of record for Brinker, resolves multiple first-impression issues regarding California meal period and rest break class actions. Among other things, the Court ...