Rest and Meal Break, Non-Exempt Employees, Employee Rights

Meal and Rest Break Requirements for New York Restaurants: What Owners Need to Know

Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP on 6/6/2025

In the hustle of running a restaurant, it’s easy for meal breaks to slip through the cracks. However, New York law has specific requirements for giving your employees time to eat and rest. Ensuring your staff takes legally...more

California Court Affirms Employers Can Use Standing Meal Period Waiver for Employees Working Six Hours or Less

Amundsen Davis LLC on 5/15/2025

On April 21, 2025, a California Court of Appeal held employees working six hours or less in a single workday can prospectively waive their mandatory meal periods. The ruling provided clarification on a long-standing question:...more

Employers Catch a Break: California Court of Appeal Approves Prospective Meal Period Waivers

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth on 4/30/2025

On April 21, 2025, the California Court of Appeal issued an opinion validating written, prospective meal period waivers for non-exempt employees. The decision in La Kimba Bradsbery v. Vicar Operating, Inc. provides employers...more

In win for employers, the California Court of Appeal ruled prospective meal break waivers can be permissible

Clark Hill PLC on 4/25/2025

What is a “blanket” or “prospective” meal period waiver? California employers can offer non-exempt employees the opportunity to (1) waive their first meal period if their work period does not exceed six hours or (2) waive...more

California Court of Appeal Rules Prospective Meal Waivers Are Enforceable

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 4/24/2025

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

Legislative Highlights for Oregon Employers in 2020

Littler on 2/14/2020

Oregon’s active 2019 legislative session has prompted the need for several policy and handbook updates for employers doing business in Oregon. This Insight provides an overview of the most notable recent employment law...more

California Appellate Court Affirms Denial Of Class Certification

Proskauer - California Employment Law on 1/17/2014

As we recently reported here, there have been a number of appellate decisions ordering class certification based on the existence of an employer’s companywide policy – all while overlooking numerous individualized questions...more

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