USA July 11 2017. The Washington Supreme Court recently issued an opinion related to waived meal periods and the expectation of employers. In essence, until this decision, employers could defend against a meal period violation by demonstrating it provided employees with a meaningful opportunity for a meal period. Now, employers have an obligation to ensure that the meal period was taken, unless waived. If the employee alleges she was not provided with a meal break and denies waiving the break it is the employer's burden to prove either that the meal period was in fact taken or that a valid waiver existed. In Brady v.
Nephrology (from Greek Î½ÎµÏÏÏÏ nephros  kidney , combined with the suffix-logy, the study of) is a specialty of medicine and pediatrics that concerns itself with the study of normal kidney function, kidney problems, the treatment of kidney problems and renal replacement therapy (dialysis and kidney transplantation).
Renal means related to the kidneys. Acute means sudden. So acute renal failure means the kidneys have failed suddenly, often due to a toxin (a drug allergy or poison) or severe blood loss or trauma. Dialysis is used to clean the blood and give the kidneys a rest. If the cause is treated, the kidneys may be able to recover some or all of their function.