New California Employment Laws on Fair Pay, Waiver of Meal Periods -
Why it matters:
California continues its focus on employment-related legislation. Touted as the toughest law of its kind in the nation, Senate...more
10/28/2015
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Anti-Pay Secrecy ,
Attorney General ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Background Checks ,
Consent ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Disclosure ,
Employment Application ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Pay Act ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Fair Pay Act ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Governor Brown ,
Governor Vetoes ,
Hiring & Firing ,
International Data Transfers ,
Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act (ICRAA) ,
Job Applicants ,
Kohls ,
Labor Code ,
Mandatory Arbitration ,
Military Leave ,
Military Service Members ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
On-Call Employees ,
On-Duty Meal Period Waivers ,
Personal Data ,
Prevailing Party ,
PTSD ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Retailers ,
Reversal ,
Substantially Similar ,
Termination ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Unpaid Wages ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework ,
USERRA ,
Volvo ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Theft
FTC Offers Employers Lesson in FCRA Compliance—And Limited Exceptions -
Why it matters:
A California employer recently received a lesson in Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) compliance from the Federal Trade...more
10/5/2015
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Background Checks ,
Ban the Box ,
Barnes and Noble ,
Conditional Job Offers ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Consent ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Chance Act ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Equity ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Individual Accountability ,
Internal Reporting ,
Job Applicants ,
Judicial Review ,
Mach Mining v EEOC ,
Notice Requirements ,
Pending Legislation ,
Remand ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Split of Authority ,
Title VII ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
White Collar Crimes ,
Yates Memorandum
California Legislation to Consider: Protections for Unpaid Interns and Volunteers -
Why it matters:
In this issue of the newsletter, the focus of our review of new California laws shifts from leaves of absence...more