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Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Good News for Employers: Court Upholds Prospective Meal Break Waivers for Short Shifts

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In the recent decision of Bradsbery v. Vicar Operating, Inc., a California appellate court addressed the enforceability of prospective written meal period waivers for employees working shifts between five and six hours. ...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

An Important Win for Employers in California: Meal Period Waivers

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For over a decade, many California employers have issued written meal period waivers that permit employees to voluntarily agree to prospectively waive 30-minute meal periods throughout their employment and under certain...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

California Court of Appeal Rules Prospective Meal Waivers Are Enforceable

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The California Labor Code generally requires that employers provide meal periods to non-exempt employees working more than five hours. However, the Labor Code provides that meal periods can be waived by agreement of the...more

Payne & Fears

Prospective Written Meal Period Waivers Can Be Enforced in California Says the California Court of Appeal

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Employers in California often offer employees the ability to sign “meal period waivers,” usually at onboarding. These written waivers reflect the employee’s agreement, on a going-forward basis, to waive their first meal...more

Carlton Fields

California Supreme Court Puts to Rest Labor Code Interpretation

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Like the Good Lord, California employees are guaranteed one day of rest every workweek under a new California Supreme Court decision, which will have broad implications for employers in California, especially those in the...more

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