California Labor Code

§ 226.7

LAB § 226.7 Effective Sep 30, 2020Div. 2 · Part 1 · Ch. 1 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)As used in this section, “recovery period” means a cooldown period afforded an employee to prevent heat illness.

(b)An employer shall not require an employee to work during a meal or rest or recovery period mandated pursuant to an applicable statute, or applicable regulation, standard, or order of the Industrial Welfare Commission, the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board, or the Division of Occupational Safety and Health.

(c)If an employer fails to provide an employee a meal or rest or recovery period in accordance with a state law, including, but not limited to, an applicable statute or applicable regulation, standard, or order of the Industrial Welfare Commission, the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board, or the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, the employer shall pay the employee one additional hour of pay at the employee’s regular rate of compensation for each workday that the meal or rest or recovery period is not provided.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 343, Sec. 2. (AB 1512) Effective September 30, 2020. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 3 of Stats. 2020, Ch. 343.