North Bay Business Journal

NORTH BAY — A recent state Supreme Court decision has greatly clarified the long contentious issue of when and how employers must provide meal and rest breaks — or at least the opportunity for meal and rest breaks — but employers still need to think carefully about the matter, employment law experts said.

NORTH BAY — The U.S. Department of Labor is seeking to significantly bolster its regulatory reach to investigate companies employing “independent contractors” and whether they are classified correctly — an already-tricky area for many employers that can have serious consequences, according to legal experts.