After 5th hour pay for lunch

[jf7425]

Starting January of 2008 my emplorer started paying its employees for meal breaks that were taken after the 5th hour of work. Is it true they have to go back 2 years and gove back pay for lunch periods after the 5th hour? If so how do you prompt it? Is there a specific law department or can it by fought in court for all employees for back pay?

 

[presutin]

What state are you in?

 

[jf7425]

California

 

[cbg]

Just to be clear (I want to be sure you get the right information because this is very state and situation specific) are you saying that until recently you didn't get a lunch break at all? Or that you didn't get it until after the fifth hour?

 

[jf7425]

That we when we didn't get our lunch until after the 5th hour. The company didn't pay us for it until just recently starting in January.