Attorneys advise growers to ensure their workers take rest breaks so they don’t fall foul of state and federal regulations. But workers don’t always want to stop work, particularly if they’re being paid piece rate. By law, workers must be allowed a paid 10-minute rest break for every four hours they work. Rick Anderson, corporate administrator with Sakuma Brothers Farms in Burlington, Washington, which was sued two years ago over claims of violating rest-break regulations, said it has made rest breaks mandatory, on the advice of legal counsel. All the company’s workers are paid a piece rate that is designed […]