Sometimes employees who are classified as exempt from the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) need to be reclassified as nonexempt. This Quick Reference chart provides details about the differences in workplace practices regarding employees classified as exempt or nonexempt.
The California Meal Break Waiver Form should be used to document the required mutual consent of an employer and an employee to waive meal breaks in the certain limited situations in which meal periods may be waived.
As mandated by the New York State Department of Labor, covered employers must submit this form to the New York State Department of Labor to request permission to provide employees a meal period of less than 30 minutes.
Washington employers that employ minor employees under age 18 and seek to inform the minor employees and their supervisors about legally required meal and rest breaks and to demonstrate compliance with Washington law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.