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California Labor Code Section 512.5

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(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, if the
Industrial Welfare Commission adopts or amends an order that applies
to an employee of a public agency who operates a commercial motor
vehicle, it may exempt that employee from the application of the
provisions of that order which relate to meal periods or rest
periods, consistent with the health and welfare of that employee, if
he or she is covered by a valid collective bargaining agreement.
   (b) "Commercial motor vehicle" for the purposes of this section
has the same meaning as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 15210
of the Vehicle Code.
   (c) "Public agency" for the purposes of this section means the
state and any political subdivision of the state, including any city,
county, city and county, or special district.

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