The Washington Supreme Court today ruled that piece-rate workers must be paid separately for rest breaks. The Yakima Herald Reports: OLYMPIA, Wash. — Piece-rate farm workers must be paid separately for rest breaks, the state Supreme Court said in a ruling issued this morning that is expected to drastically change the way Central Washington’s fruit growers pay employees. Piece-rate workers should be paid minimum wage or their regular rate for rest breaks, according to the ruling.  Allowing farmers not to do so renders meaningless state law requiring that the breaks be taken “on the employer’s time”, the ruling said. [fusion_builder_container […]