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Meal Waiver Best Practices
Taking a Closer Look at California Meal Periods
Executive Summary
The California Labor Code guarantees employees a 30-minute meal
period according to length of shift and type of work. However, in
certain instances, employees can choose to skip mandated meal
periods with the mutual consent of both the employee and the
employer. Because California does not specifically interpret "mutual
consent," many organizations employ meal waivers to document a
worker's choice to skip a meal break without the organization being
legally penalized. This can create administrative challenges for the
organization, including finding efficient ways to manage waiver
paperwork and ensuring an employee's time and payroll calculations
accurately reflect their meal waiver status. A timekeeping system
that allows employees to easily change their waiver status, records
their changes, and automatically updates their time and pay will
significantly streamline meal waiver administration with simplicity,
flexibility and trackability.
