Meal Break Waiver Form
(CA)

Summary

This template is a California meal break waiver that allows non-exempt employees who are subject to California meal period requirements to waive their required meal periods under certain circumstances. This template contains practical guidance, drafting notes, and optional clauses. This template is intended for private employers. Employers can include this waiver in new hire materials or provide it to existing employees. For more information on meal periods in California, see Wage and Hour (CA) — Meal Periods and California's Meal and Rest Period Rules, §§ 2.1–2.10. For an annotated California meal and rest break policy, see Meal and Rest Break Policy (CA). For an annotated California on-duty meal period agreement, see On-Duty Meal Period Agreement (CA). For a discussion of the California Court of Appeals ruling in Bradsbery v. Vicar Operating, Inc. that meal period waivers prospectively signed by non-exempt employees are enforceable if certain criteria are met, see California Court Holds that Prospectively Signed Meal Period Waivers Are Enforceable: 4 Steps You Can Take to Maximize Your Defenses.