California AB2078 amends Labor Code to ensure stationary engineers receive meal periods.

California AB2078 amends the Labor Code to ensure that stationary engineers receive meal periods. Employers must provide a 30-minute meal period for work periods over five hours and a second meal period for work periods over 10 hours. These meal periods can be waived by mutual consent if the total work period is no more than six or 12 hours, respectively. The law applies to skilled tradespersons who operate, maintain, monitor, and repair stationary mechanical equipment and building systems.

California AB2078 amends Labor Code to ensure stationary engineers receive meal periods.

California AB2078 amends the Labor Code to ensure that stationary engineers receive meal periods. Employers must provide a 30-minute meal period for work periods over five hours and a second meal period for work periods over 10 hours. These meal periods can be waived by mutual consent if the total work period is no more than six or 12 hours, respectively. The law applies to skilled tradespersons who operate, maintain, monitor, and repair stationary mechanical equipment and building systems.