With the recent California Supreme Court and Court of Appeal decisions in Mendiola v. CPS and Augustus v. ABM, the controversy over rest breaks and on call duty continues to be battled out in California’s courts leaving many issues unaddressed. One thing is for certain, California’s labor laws are becoming more complicated and nuanced, leaving employers at risk of rising wage and hour class actions. Runaway wage and hour class actions and the risk of millions of dollars in claims are at an all-time high, and no employer is immune from getting sued. Your goal is to win these suits outright or minimize your exposure to nuisance value settlements. How do you protect your business from large wage and hour verdicts that are not typically insured? This dynamic session, led by one of the principal attorneys in Augustus v. ABM, explores the impact of these rulings on rest and meal period requirements and daily overtime while offering the latest strategies you can employ to protect yourself from class actions and minimize your exposure to wage and hour litigation. We will present scenarios and outcomes when employers fail to closely monitor and adhere to wage and hour laws; discuss how a class action lawsuit can spiral out of control and result in huge uninsured exposure; and introduce steps to minimize that risk.