California Court of Appeal Confirms the Legality of Prospective Meal Period Waivers
By EsqSocial Corporation 30/04/25
In Bradsbery v. Vicar Operating, Inc., a California Court of Appeal answered a question that many California employers may not have known even needed to be answered—whether California employees can prospectively waive their mandatory meal periods. Given the almost universal use of such waivers by employers (based on the assumption that the waivers are revocable, not unconscionable, and free of coercion), the Court’s ruling had the potential to create significant exposure to employers up and...
By: Stoel Rives - World of Employment