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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 718 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
€584,046Total of monetary amounts
€584,046Largest single case: Midri, Inc. (Restaurant J BBQ, Los Angeles)
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4 Sep 2025 Midri, Inc. (Restaurant J BBQ, Los Angeles)Restaurant J BBQ: 680,238 USD – breaks denied, split shifts without premium USA, CAWorking time €584,046

The Koreatown restaurant regularly denied 48 employees meal and rest breaks, required them to remain available for guests even during the lunch break, did not pay split-shift premiums and did not pay all wages. The California Labor Commissioner’s Office imposed 680,238 USD, of which 538,638 USD for the benefit of the employees.

What organisations can take from it

In the restaurant trade, breaks must be actively scheduled and documented – being on call for guests during the break turns it into working time.

Relevance to training and awareness

Break arrangements in the restaurant trade

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 (Meal and Rest Periods, Split Shift Premium, Lohnabrechnung)
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Food and agriculture
Liability of senior managers
Owner Byung Kwan Lee named in the announcement.

Original amount 680,238 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 4 Sep 2025.

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

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