IWC Wage Order No. 5 has permits employees in the “health care industry” who work shifts in excess of eight total hours in a workday to “voluntarily waive their right to one of their two meal periods. . . . in a written agreement that is voluntarily signed by both the employee and the employer.”…

Pursuant to California Labor Code Section 1194.2, in addition to the amount of minimum wages owed, employees can also seek liquidated damages equal to the amount of the unpaid minimum wages owed plus interest.  California law (AB 2074) allows for a three-year statute of limitations to pursue the liquidated damages.