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Legal Alert – New California Law Requires Employers to Provide Heat “Recovery Periods”
by Brian Mills
On January 1, 2014, California employers will be required to pay a premium for failing to provide heat “recovery periods” to employees. This premium pay is similar to the premium pay already required for violations of California’s meal period and rest break laws.
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