Employees are entitled to sit at work when the nature of the work reasonably permits the use of seats.

On April 4, 2016, the California Supreme Court, in an opinion authored by Justice Carol A. Corrigan, clarified California’s rules for determining when employees are entitled to sit at work. The opinion held that California law requires employers to provide seating when the nature of the work “reasonably permits the use of seats.” The court clarified that the nature of the work “reasonably permits the use of seats” if being seated does not interfere with the employee’s task at hand.