Guides
California break compliance, in plain English
Reference explainers on how California meal and rest period rules actually work: the timing, the premium pay, and the timecard patterns that turn small mistakes into wage-and-hour exposure.
01 Vertical playbooks
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Restaurant break audit checklist
How to review California restaurant timecard exports for late meals, second meals, rest-record gaps, premium pay, and location-level patterns.
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Security guard break audit checklist
How to review California security timecard exports for solo posts, on-duty meal review, long shifts, rest records, and premium pay.
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Warehouse break audit checklist
How to review California warehouse exports for quotas, pick rates, long shifts, meal timing, rest records, and premium pay.
02 The rules
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California meal & rest break law: a 2026 employer guide
How the timing, waivers, and premium pay actually work, plus the violations that drive wage-and-hour claims.
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How meal & rest break premium pay works in California
The one-hour premium under Labor Code 226.7, the regular-rate calculation after Ferra, and the mistakes that compound it.
03 Exporting your timecards
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Export Homebase timecards for a break audit
Which Homebase timesheet export to pull, and the fields a meal/rest audit needs.
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ADP timecard export for a Workforce Now break audit
Which ADP punch-detail export to pull, which fields matter, and how it becomes a California break audit.
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Export Gusto time data
Why you need the time-tracking detail, not just the payroll register.
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Export Paychex Flex timecards
Finding the punch-level export when layouts vary by configuration.
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Export Square timecards for a break audit
Which Square Shifts export to pull and which fields matter for meal timing review.
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Export 7shifts timecards for a break audit
How to preserve punch, break, role, location, and wage data from 7shifts exports.
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Export Deputy timesheets for a break audit
How to choose the all-fields timesheet export before running California break checks.
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Export Toast timecards for a break audit
How to scope restaurant labor data so row-level shift and break timing survive the export.
04 For consultants
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California break audit checklist for client timecard exports
The fields, mapping checks, review steps, and client-ready deliverables a defensible break audit needs.
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White-label California break audit service
The workflow, pricing, and how HR and payroll consultants can deliver break audits under their own brand.
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