Rest and Meal Break, State Labor Laws, Waivers

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

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 5/6/2025

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

An Important Win for Employers in California: Meal Period Waivers

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 4/28/2025

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

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

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

Payne & Fears on 4/22/2025

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

Waiver Goodbye – Continued FMCSA Preemption Of Meal And Rest Periods For California and Washington Drivers

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 4/4/2025

In 2023, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (“FMCSA”) under the Biden administration started accepting public comments about the many petitions for waiver that key stakeholders, including the California Attorney...more

Florida Governor Signs Law Easing Hourly Work Restrictions on Minors

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/5/2024

On March 22, 2024, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law that amends the state’s Child Labor Law to allow minors sixteen and seventeen years of age to work more hours....more

FMCSA To Accept Public Comments In Response To Petitions Seeking Waiver Of Meal And Rest Period Preemption Determination On Behalf...

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 1/12/2024

Seyfarth Synopsis: On December 26, 2023, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (“FMCSA”) announced they would be accepting comments from the public in response to multiple petitions requesting waivers from the...more

Diagnosis: Whiplash! The FMCSA’s Meal and Rest Break Waiver Proposal

Benesch on 9/14/2023

Providers and commercial users of transportation services necessarily rely upon the predictability and uniformity afforded by national laws and regulations to support the efficient and reliable supply chains that are so...more

Federal Agency Gives Notice That It May Reverse Course on Its Own Preemption Determination for California and Washington Meal and...

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/22/2023

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration determined only a few years ago that federal law preempts California’s and Washington’s meal and rest period rules. Regardless of what would happen in the...more

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