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California Employees Can Prospectively Waive Their Meal Periods

The California Court of Appeal in Bradsbery v. Vicar Operating, Inc. just settled the outstanding question of whether prospective meal period waivers for employees working fewer than 6 hours in the day, voluntarily signed by employees, are valid and effective tools

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DOL Will Reverse Course on Biden-Era Independent Contractor Rule. What Does it Mean for Employers?

Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor announced it will stop enforcing a rule issued during the Biden Administration that was used to determine whether workers should be classified as independent contractors or employees under federal wage-and-hour law.

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Latest Employment-Related Executive Order Takes Aim at College and College-Level Math

On April 23, 2025, President Trump issued a new Executive Order, entitled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy,” which labels disparate impact theory a “key tool” of a “pernicious movement” to destroy American meritocracy, and instructs various federal agencies, including the EEOC, to review existing and pending litigation for reliance on a disparate impact theory, and to “take appropriate action” with respect to such litigation.

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