Legal Opinion
California State Restaurant Assn. v. Whitlow
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 17, 1976No. Civ. 38010PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CALDECOTT, P. J.
The issue presented on this appeal is whether Labor Code section 450 prohibits an employer in the restaurant industry from requiring a minimum wage employee to take meals as part of his compensation and have the value of the meals deducted from the minimum wage without the written consent of the employee. We conclude that such action is prohibited.
On August 26, 1974, appellant Evelyn Whitlow, 1 as Chief of the Division of Industrial Welfare, Department of Industrial Relations for the State of California, announced her intention to institute a “new policy” regarding…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Cal. Drive-In Restaurant Assn. v. ClarkCalifornia Supreme Court · 1943
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- City of Ukiah v. FonesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1966
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3Cited by34 opinions
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