Employers in California are obligated under state law to provide uninterrupted meal breaks for their hourly workers after they are on the clock for more than five hours, but aren’t required to make sure those employees do no work during that period, the state’s highest court has ruled.

The decision, issued by the California Supreme Court on Thursday, comes in a closely watched wage-and-hour case involving Brinker International Inc., a Dallas-based restaurant operator whose brands include Chili’s Grill & Bar and Maggiano’s Little Italy.