CA SB1245

Amends Section 516 of the Labor Code to clarify that the definition of "hours worked" in the health care industry, as specified in Industrial Welfare Wage Order 5 Section 2(K), has been valid and enforceable since October 1, 2000 and remains enforceable

Defines "hours worked" in health care as time during which an employee is suffered or permitted to work for the employer, whether or not required to do so, interpreted according to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act

Also confirms that health care employee meal period waiver provisions in Section 11(D) of Industrial Welfare Commission Wage Orders 4 and 5 were valid and enforceable since October 1, 2000 and continue to be valid

Declares these provisions are clarifications and declarations of existing law rather than new legal requirements