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California Supreme Court Confirms that Health Care Employees Who Work More Than 12 Hours May Lawfully Waive Second Meal Period

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California’s Industrial Welfare Commission ("IWC") Wage Order 5 and the California Labor Code set forth meal and rest period requirements for non-exempt health care employees, and permit the waiver of a second meal period for...more

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California Supreme Court Confirms Validity Of Meal Period Waivers For Healthcare Employees

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On December 10, 2018, the California Supreme Court handed down its unanimous decision in Gerard, et al. v. Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center, affirming the Court of Appeal ruling that voluntary meal period waivers are...more

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California Supreme Court Provides A Dose Of Helpful Medicine For Healthcare Employers

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In an important decision for employers in the healthcare industry, the California Supreme Court just approved the Industrial Welfare Commission’s long-standing exemption for health care workers in relation to second meal...more

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California Court Confirms Healthcare Meal Waivers Have Always Been Valid

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In a somewhat unusual ruling last week, a California Court of Appeal announced that its previous February 2015 decision in the case of Gerard v. Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center, which partially invalidated healthcare...more

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California Health Care Employees Cannot Waive Entitlement to Second Meal Period When Working In Excess of 12 Hours

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Narrowly construing the California Labor Code provisions on meal periods, the California Court of Appeal struck down a provision in the Industrial Welfare Commission Wage Orders that allows health care employees working...more

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