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r o m o b ta in in g o v e rtim e p a yf o rw o rk in g th r o u g h h is lu n c h b r e a k . T here w as no evi dence thatP orch w as depri ved o f any brea ks t o w hi ch he w as ent i t l ed or pu ti n cl ai m s f or any overt i m e he di d n otre ce i ve, and the evi dence w as unc ontr a di c t e d tha te m pl oy e e s w ho di d r e portove rt i m e w e r e pa i d the ove rt i m e a nd w e r e n o t p e n a liz e d f

o rr e p o rtin g it w h e th e ro rn o t th e o v e rtim e w a s p r e - au th o r iz e d . N o g enui ne i ss ue i s e st abl i shed by P orch’ s e vi dence thathi s s up ervi sor c ou l d see h i m e a t i n g l u n c h a th i s d e s ka n d s h o u l d h a v e k n o w n th a th e w a s w o rk i n g o v e rt i me even tho ug h h e di d n otpu ti n cl ai m s. E m pl oyee s w er e f re e t o t ake thei r l un ch brea ks atthei r des ks i f they c ho se , and eat i ng aton e’ s des k d oes notes t abl i sh that the e m pl oy e e w a s w orki ng r a the rtha n t a ki ng abr e a k a thi s de s k.3

C ons e que nt l y , P or c h’ s c l a i m unde rC a l i f orni aL aborC ode § 512 f a i l s f or la c ko f af a c tu a l p r e d ic a te . T h e m o s t P o r c h e s tab lis h e d w a s th a t a n e m p lo y e e c o u ld th e o r e tic a llyb e d is c ip lin e d f o rc la im in g o v e rtim e th a t w a s n o t au th o r iz e d b yh is supervi sor, bu tthati s notthe sa m e thi ng as a c l ai m thatem pl oyee s w er e r equi re d t o w ork o vert i m e w i tho utcl ai m i ng i t . B ei ng encouraged bu tno tre qu i re d t o eat l un ch i n the com pany ca fe t er i a does notam ou ntt o b ei ng “ re qu i re [d] . . . t o w ork dur i ng a nym e a l orr e s tpe r i od” unde rC a l i f orni aL aborC ode § 226. 7. M a s t e r f oods c om pl i e d w i th C a l i f

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a r e C om m i s s i on O r de rN o. 4- 2001 § 7(A )( 3), w hi ch re qu i re s e m pl oyer s t o rec ord m ea l peri od s, by es t abl i shi ng a hal fhourl unc h br e a k and pr ovi di ng e m pl oy e e s the opportuni tyt o m odi f ythe aut om at ed m ea l t i m e r ec ords i f they t oo k n o m ea l brea k o r al on ger m ea l brea k. In C i ca i ros v. S um m i tL og i st i cs , Inc. , 35 C al . R ptr. 3d 24 3, 25 2 (C al . C t . A pp . 20 05 ), byc ontr a s t , the e m pl oy e e truc k dr i ve r s w e r e notgi ve n a nym e a ns of r e c or di ng th e irm e a l b r e a k s d e s p ite b e in g r e q u ir e d to r e c o r d v a r io u s o th e rd a tain to th e ir truc ks ’ onboa r d c om put e rs y s t e m s . N o author i tyr e qui r e s e m pl oy e r s t o r e c or d the e xa c tt i m e of

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orr e c or d- ke e pi ng vi ol a t i ons unde rC a l . L aborC ode § 226 a nd vi ol a t i on of

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