Termination Reason Changed and Terminated for Actions on Meal Break

Thanks for your opinions. I doubt that your 30+ years of experience in HR make you more qualified than any attorney. Try and go to court and explain that reasoning to a judge. I appreciate your time.

So you think that an attorney who practices other areas of law and hasn't done anything with employment law since the one mandatory course in law school twenty years ago, knows more employment law than someone who works with it every working day?

I see.

Well, in that case, please go right ahead and call any employee you care to, and see what they tell you.

No I just know that you are not as qualified as an attorney in the respect that you are not allowed to represent someone in court. A little defensive about not having our J.D. aren't we? Also California Labor Law is much different than Massachusetts Labor Law. Read up on the Brinker Case in CA Supreme court and you will see I have a valid argument about me meal break. I was just trying to get some qualified opinions before my appointment with my lawyer on Friday. Thanks for your opinions.

I never said I could represent someone in court, and I wouldn't much care if I could or not. If I wanted to represent people in court, I'd have gone to law school.

I have employees in CA. I am aware of the Brinker decision and it does NOT say that you can't be fired for something you do during meal breaks.

Read up on the Brinker Case in CA Supreme court and you will see I have a valid argument about me meal break.

Sigh. No, you don't but please feel free to pay an attorney to explain this to you since you don't believe cbg or me. There is simply no question that you can be held accountable for your behavior by your employer while on your meal break.

There is simply no question that you can be held accountable for your behavior by your employer while on your meal break.[/QUOTE]

Agree completely. And before you try slamming me, OP, I teach lawyers this stuff.