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I don’t get to blog very often on positive developments in the world of wage and hour. It seems like it’s always down, down, down with no bottom in sight. But today, I’m actually passing on a bit of good news, at least for California employers.

The Fourth District Court of Appeals in San Diego issued its ruling in Brinker Restaurant Corporation v. Superior Court, No. D049331 (July 22, 2008), and put to rest (pun intended) a vexing meal and rest break issue.

The Government Accountability Office (the investigative arm of Congress) just completed a study of the Department of Labor (DOL). And let’s just say the DOL did not pass with flying colors. In fact, according to the GAO, things are pretty dismal when it comes to wage and hour enforcement.

Huh?

I’m sure you’ve seen the news … it’s hard to miss if you’ve turned on a TV in the last two days. The New Yorker magazine has featured Barack Obama and his wife Michelle on the cover of its latest issue with a “satirical” cartoon. And it’s no ordinary cover (check it out for yourself).

Obama is dressed like Osama bin Laden. And his wife is dressed in military gear with an exaggerated Afro – toting an assault rifle to boot. The two are congratulating each other with a “fist bump” in the Oval Office. And let’s not forget the American flag burning in the fireplace, or the portrait of Osama himself hanging on the wall.