Meal and rest break reform update

Despite an immense effort put forth by our lobbyist, our member companies and staff, it appears that meal and rest break reform will not happen this year.  As it turned out, a deal was not able to come together in the limited time left before the end of the legislative session.

The good news is that we made significant progress this year, laying the groundwork for another push beginning in January 2008.   As you know, CALSAGA made meal and rest break reform its top legislative priority for 2007 and spent countless of hours meeting with elected officials, industry representatives, Labor and key staff from the Governor's Administration.

Throughout the process, CALSAGA emerged as a major player in the negotiations and we will continue to play that role in further discussions on this issue. 

The meal and rest break issue will be a major topic of discussion at the 2007 CALSAGA Annual Conference.  In an effort to increase dialogue on the issue, we have confirmed an all-star lineup of speakers to discuss this issue, including Mike Prosio, Deputy Legislative Director for Governor Schwarzenegger, Angela Bradstreet, the newly-appointed Labor Commissioner and Laura Innes, with Simpson, Garrity and Innes.