

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
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.
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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