One month after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected California’s ban on enforcing agreements that require the individual arbitration of claims under the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004, the California Supreme Court granted...more
8/10/2023
/ Arbitration Agreements ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Class Action ,
Class Representatives ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Labor Code ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Qui Tam ,
Viking River Cruises Inc v Moriana ,
Wage and Hour
When it comes to exemptions from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act, courts have traditionally plopped a big thumb on the scale against employers: the exemptions have been construed “narrowly” in favor of a right to...more
4/9/2018
/ Automotive Industry ,
Car Dealerships ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Navarro v Encino Motorcars ,
Over-Time ,
Sales Commissions ,
SCOTUS ,
Service Advisors ,
Wage and Hour
Well, not exactly. But some natural phenomena occur only once or twice in a lifetime—like Halley’s Comet, or the turn of the Millennium, or the Mets winning the pennant. Another one happened today: the FLSA has become more...more
Starting in January, California has rolled out Equal Pay Legislation 2.0—the new generation in equal pay legislation. It has become the first jurisdiction to adopt a true “comparable worth” standard for pay equity....more
California’s wage orders, which regulate working conditions for most industries and occupations, require that “[a]ll working employees shall be provided with suitable seats when the nature of the work reasonably permits the...more