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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 756 cases from 32 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.

1case from 1 jurisdiction
€929,541Total of monetary amounts
€929,541Median per case with an amount

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1 case

8 Feb 2024 La Mina De Oro Inc., KD Distributors, Inc. und Desire Fragrances Inc.La Mina de Oro: 1 million USD – warehouse workers without daily overtime and genuine breaks USA, CAWorking time €929,541

Warehouse and sales staff were not paid for all hours worked, received overtime premiums only after 40 hours a week instead of after eight hours a day, and had to remain available to customers during rest and meal breaks. Following citations issued in 2021, the California Labor Commissioner’s Office agreed a settlement of 1 million USD for 107 employees.

What organisations can take from it

A break during which employees must remain available is legally working time – break arrangements must ensure genuine interruptions.

Relevance to training and awareness

Breaks are time off work – not standby

Authority / court
California Labor Commissioner's Office (Division of Labor Standards Enforcement)
Area of law
Health and safety and employment law · Working time
Legal basis
California Labor Code (Daily Overtime, Meal and Rest Periods, Mindestlohn)
Action
Other
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Retail and e-commerce

Original amount 1,000,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 8 Feb 2024.

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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