Bradsbery v. Vicar Operating, Inc., 110 Cal. App. 5th 899 (2025)

La Kimba Bradsbery and Cheri Brakensiek sued their former employer (Vicar Operating, Inc.) in a putative class action, alleging that Vicar had failed to provide them with meal periods for shifts between five and six hours. Vicar responded that plaintiffs had prospectively waived in writing all waivable meal periods throughout their employment with Vicar. The prospective waivers provided that plaintiffs could revoke the agreement at any time. The trial court determined the waiver was valid and ruled in favor of Vicar. The Court of Appeal affirmed, holding that “revocable, prospective waivers are enforceable in the absence of any evidence the waivers are unconscionable or unduly coercive.”