Legal Disclaimer

1. Not Legal Advice

SafeShift is a software company. Nothing in the SafeShift platform — including reports, violation records, compliance summaries, break logs, waiver documents, SMS reminders, or any other output — constitutes legal advice, a legal opinion, or legal representation of any kind.

If you have questions about your obligations under federal, state, or local labor law, wage-and-hour regulations, or employment law, you should consult a licensed attorney who is authorized to practice law in your jurisdiction.

2. No Guarantee of Legal Compliance

SafeShift is designed to assist employers in organizing, documenting, and tracking break schedules and records. Use of the Service does not guarantee compliance with any labor law, break law, or employment regulation. Specifically:

• Labor laws vary significantly by state, county, city, and industry — and change over time
• The Service's break rules are configurable and reflect what you enter — not necessarily what the law requires
• Generating a compliance report does not constitute a legal certification of compliance
• The presence of a break log does not confirm that a break was legally sufficient under applicable law
• Automated reminders and monitoring do not substitute for active employer supervision

3. Employer Responsibility

Employers are solely responsible for understanding and complying with all applicable labor laws in their jurisdiction. This includes:

• Reviewing current state and local break laws and updating break rules in the Service accordingly
• Verifying that employee records, schedules, and clock data are accurate
• Ensuring employees receive legally required breaks — the Service tracks records but does not physically enforce breaks
• Consulting legal counsel before relying on Service outputs in any legal, regulatory, or HR proceeding
• Obtaining proper employee consent for SMS communications before enabling them

4. Reports and Records Are Informational

Compliance reports, violation summaries, break logs, and all other records generated by SafeShift are informational documentation tools. They:

• Are NOT guaranteed to be admissible in court or any legal proceeding
• Are NOT formal compliance certifications
• Are NOT audited or verified by SafeShift
• Reflect only data entered into the system — their accuracy depends entirely on the accuracy of that input

Records may support your legal preparation or documentation efforts, but should be reviewed by qualified legal counsel before being relied upon in any legal context.

5. Waiver Records Are a Recordkeeping Tool

The meal break waiver workflow in SafeShift is a software recordkeeping tool. It captures a typed electronic signature and timestamp as a record of employee acknowledgment. Whether a waiver is legally valid and enforceable depends on:

• Applicable state law (e.g., California Labor Code §512 and related regulations)
• The specific facts and circumstances of each situation
• The manner and voluntariness of consent
• Judicial interpretation and any applicable collective bargaining agreements

6. SMS and Notification Reminders

Break reminders sent via SMS or in-app notification are informational alerts — they are not a guarantee that breaks were taken or legally satisfied. Delivery of a reminder does not create a legal record of break compliance. Employers remain responsible for ensuring that breaks are actually provided and taken.

7. Third-Party Service Dependency

SafeShift relies on third-party services including Twilio (SMS delivery), Stripe (billing), Square and Toast (POS integrations), Cloudflare (file storage), and Render (hosting). SafeShift is not liable for errors, outages, delays, or data loss caused by these third-party providers, including failed SMS delivery or POS sync failures.

8. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, BREAKGUARD SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY LABOR LAW LIABILITY, PENALTIES, FINES, OR LITIGATION COSTS THAT YOU MAY INCUR.

OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY SHALL NOT EXCEED THE FEES YOU PAID TO BREAKGUARD IN THE 12 MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM.

9. Related Documents

For the full terms governing your use of SafeShift, and for our data practices, see: