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San Jose Minimum Wage is Now $10.00 Per Hour

by Betsy Johnson | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/29/2013

On November 6, 2012, the City of San Jose approved a Minimum Wage Ordinance (MWO) that became effective on March 11, 2013. Under the MWO, the minimum wage for “covered employees” working within the city limits of San Jose...more

Employment And Labor Law Alert - It's Official: Michigan's "Right-To-Work" Law Takes Effect

by Jonathan Naples, Matthew Tews | Leonard, Street and Deinard on 4/4/2013

On March 28, 2013, Michigan's "right-to-work" law, the Workplace Fairness and Equity Act, went into effect. The law prohibits any requirement that an employee pay union dues or join a union as a condition of employment. The...more

Under FLSA Section 203(o) Does the Term "Changing Clothes" Include the Time a Manufacturing Employee Spends Putting On and Taking...

by Louis Santiago | Holland & Knight LLP on 2/27/2013

For minimum wage and over-time purposes, Section 203(o) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) states that "hours worked" does not include time spent "changing clothes" if that time is excluded from working time by the...more

As Supreme Court Defines “Clothes,” Biggest Impact Will Be on Judiciary’s Deference to DOL [Video]

by LXBN on 2/26/2013

It’s one of those cases quick to generate a smirk as individuals quickly glance the basic facts: yes, the Supreme Court will indeed rule on the definition of “clothes” in Sandifer v. U.S. Steel. But the bigger issue here is...more

Supreme Court To Resolve What Counts As 'Clothes' Under FLSA

by Michael Cardman | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 2/20/2013

May an employer avoid paying a unionized employee for time spent putting on and taking off certain protective gear, such as safety glasses and ear plugs? What about ordinary clothing with special safety features, such as...more

Board Majority Holds Perpetual Wage Increases Post-Contract Expiration

by Harold P. Coxson | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 12/31/2012

In NLRB Decision Finley Hospital, a National Labor Relations Board (Board) majority (Members Pearce and Block) held, over the strong dissent of Board Member Brian Hayes, that a 3 percent annual pay increase for nurses...more

Court Grants Summary Judgment Against Coca-Cola In Breach Of Collective Bargaining Agreement Claim By United Steel Workers

by Bryan R. Walters | Varnum LLP on 11/28/2012

In Local Union 2-2000 United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Service Workers International Union v. Coca-Cola Refreshments U.S.A. Inc. (W.D. Mich. Nov. 21, 2012), the...more

Contract Language Requires Continued Wage Increases Even After Expiration, rules divided NLRB

by Proskauer - Labor Relations on 10/16/2012

The process of collective bargaining is filled with nuance and sublety. Unlike other business negotiations, there is often a dance that takes place as the parties attempt to reach an agreement. Given the Act’s mandate that...more

Court Sends Collective Action to the Showers on Wage Claim for Time Spent Changing Clothes and Blows the Whistle on the “Clock”...

by Foley & Lardner LLP on 5/21/2012

In Sandifer v. United States Steel Corp. the Seventh Circuit considered claims brought by 800 former and current unionized hourly workers at U.S. Steel’s Gary, Indiana steel works facility under the Fair Labor Standards Act...more

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San Jose Minimum Wage is Now $10.00 Per Hour

Employment And Labor Law Alert - It's Official: Michigan's "Right-To-Work" Law Takes Effect

Under FLSA Section 203(o) Does the Term "Changing Clothes" Include the Time a Manufacturing Employee Spends Putting On and Taking...

As Supreme Court Defines “Clothes,” Biggest Impact Will Be on Judiciary’s Deference to DOL [Video]

Supreme Court To Resolve What Counts As 'Clothes' Under FLSA

Board Majority Holds Perpetual Wage Increases Post-Contract Expiration

Court Grants Summary Judgment Against Coca-Cola In Breach Of Collective Bargaining Agreement Claim By United Steel Workers

Contract Language Requires Continued Wage Increases Even After Expiration, rules divided NLRB

Court Sends Collective Action to the Showers on Wage Claim for Time Spent Changing Clothes and Blows the Whistle on the “Clock”...

As Supreme Court Defines “Clothes,” Biggest Impact Will Be on Judiciary’s Deference to DOL [Video]

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