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California Employers Get a “Break”: Court of Appeal Approves Prospective Meal Break Waivers
By Jaimee K. Wellerstein, Esq. On April 21, 2025, in La Kimba Bradsbery et al. v. Vicar Operating, Inc., the California Court of Appeal held that prospective, written meal period waivers are valid, as long as they are revocable and not coerced. In the underlying lawsuit, two former employees brought…
Liability for Contractor Employee Injuries on the Job: The Privette Doctrine and the Chain of Delegation
By Peter H. Crossin, Esq. By now, most legal practitioners are aware of the so-called Privette Doctrine derived from the seminal California Supreme Court case of Privette v. Superior Court (1993) 5 Cal.4th 689. Privette essentially abrogated the “peculiar risk doctrine,” which for years preceding afforded plaintiff’s attorneys a legal…