Meal & Rest Premium Analysis

CA Labor Code §226.7 · 1 file(s) ingested · 6 shifts · 6 eligible for premium

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Meal & Rest Premiums › Overtime & Off-the-Clock › §226 & §203 Penalties › PAGA Stacking › Exposure Memo
Shifts Analyzed
6
3 unique employees
Meal-Eligible Shifts
6
>5 hrs · §226.7 applies
Rest-Eligible Shifts
6
11 rest periods required
Rate / Premium Hr
$20.83
(from data)
Assumptions Tune to recompute live
Violation Rates
30%
% of >5-hr shifts assumed to have missed/short meal · 1 hr premium each
30%
% of required rest periods assumed to have been denied · 1 hr premium each
Class Parameters
Used as premium rate if data has no rate column
Extrapolates sample data to the full class headcount
Estimated Premium Exposure §226.7 Premiums
Total Premium Exposure
$119
3 employees · no extrapolation
First Meal
§226.7 first meal premium
$37
2 est. violations
30% of 6 eligible shifts
2nd Meal
§226.7 second meal premium
$12
1 est. violations
30% of 2 eligible shifts
● Rest Break
§226.7 rest period premium
$69
3 est. violations
30% of 11 required periods
Combined §226.7 Exposure
$119
Each violation = 1 additional hour at the regular rate (CA Lab. Code §226.7). Assumptions above are attorney-controlled. Figures are pre-mediation estimates only and do not include PAGA penalties or §226 / §203 penalties computed in later modules.
Eligible Shifts — Evidence Index
1st Meal 2nd Meal ● Rest 6 eligible shifts shown
EmployeeDateHours Violation FlagsRest Req'd RateSource
Alice Chen 2024-01-08 9.50h 1st Meal ● 2× Rest 2 $21.50 test_punches.csv#2
Alice Chen 2024-01-09 10.50h 2nd Meal ● 2× Rest 2 $21.50 test_punches.csv#3
Bob Nguyen 2024-01-08 8.00h 1st Meal ● 2× Rest 2 $19.00 test_punches.csv#4
Bob Nguyen 2024-01-10 11.00h 2nd Meal ● 2× Rest 2 $19.00 test_punches.csv#5
Carol Wu 2024-01-11 7.50h 1st Meal ● 1× Rest 1 $22.00 test_punches.csv#6
Carol Wu 2024-01-12 8.50h 1st Meal ● 2× Rest 2 $22.00 test_punches.csv#7