Definition and Example. Imagine that you are walking along the sidewalk of a busy road with a group of friends. It's a hot, humid, and sunny day. Everyone is wearing shorts and loose clothing to battle the heat. You look to your left and see a man in a long fur coat and a tall pair of winter boots.
A waiver is the voluntary relinquishment or surrender of some known right or privilege. Regulatory agencies or governments may issue waivers to exempt companies from certain regulations. For example, a United States law restricted the size of banks, but when banks exceeded these sizes, they obtained waivers.
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.