Inn-Flow's California Break Attestation feature prompts qualifying employees at clock-out to confirm whether they were given the opportunity to take their required meal and rest breaks, and gives managers a dedicated report to document compliance. Admins can enable it per property at any time.

Under California law, employers must provide:

California law requires not only that breaks be available, but that employers can demonstrate employees were given a real opportunity to take them – free from pressure or interference. Failing to meet this may trigger premium pay penalties, typically one extra hour's pay per missed break. Judicial precedent (such as Donohue v. AMN Services, LLC) recognizes that electronic break attestations can help shift the burden: a system requiring an employee to confirm whether they were provided a break can document compliance even if a break was not clocked out or was non-compliant.

For more information on California meal and rest period rules, see the California DLSE FAQ at https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/FAQ_MealPeriods.html.

If you are an Admin, you can enable Break Attestation at any time:

1. Navigate to Administration.

2. Click Entities.

3. Select the hotel (entity) for which you want to activate the feature.

4. Go to Subscriptions.

5. Expand the Labor section.

6. Locate Break Attestation and toggle it ON.

Once enabled, employees who meet the required thresholds are prompted at clock-out: "Were you provided an opportunity to take all breaks for all qualifying shifts today?"

Managers can access responses via the Break Attestation Report, review any No responses, follow up as needed, adjust timecards, or apply premium pay – creating a transparent audit trail of compliance efforts.