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Fenwick Employment Brief - May 2013: Unreimbursed Expense May Result in Minimum Wage Violation, But Not a Labor Code § 450 Private...

by Daniel J. McCoy, Dan Ko Obuhanych | Fenwick & West LLP on 5/16/2013

In Sanchez v. Aerogroup, the plaintiff alleged that as a condition of her employment she was required to purchase at least eight pairs of shoes from her employer without reimbursement. She asserted violations of both minimum...more

California Piece-Rate Employees Entitled To Compensation For Each Hour Worked

by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/30/2013

Gonzalez v. Downtown LA Motors, No. B235292 (April 2, 2013): A California Court of Appeal recently held that automobile service technicians who were paid on a “piece-rate” basis should have been paid their minimum hourly wage...more

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

You Never Heard Of The "Training Wage"?! (Updated 04/19/13)

by John E. Thompson | Fisher & Phillips LLP on 4/19/2013

Pressure continues to mount for raising the federal Fair Labor Standards Act's minimum wage in three stages from the current $7.25 per hour to (so far) $10.10 per hour. Under pending proposals, the rate would thereafter be...more

Employers must pay for all hours worked, and cannot average total compensation over total hours worked in pay period

by Hartnett, Smith & Paetkau on 4/10/2013

The LA-based appellate court held that California’s minimum wage law requires an employer that compensates its automotive service technicians on a “piece-rate” basis for repair work to also pay the technicians a separate...more

New York Increases Its Minimum Wage

by Michael Schmidt | Cozen O'Connor on 4/2/2013

On March 29, 2013, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation that will raise the New York minimum wage in staged increases over the next three years. The New York minimum wage had been the same as the federal level...more

DOL Reports Widespread Wage And Hour Violations At Tampa Area Restaurants

by Scott T. Silverman | Akerman Senterfitt on 4/1/2013

Widespread violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act’s minimum wage and overtime provisions have been found during an ongoing enforcement initiative conducted by the Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division’s Tampa office....more

Why Isn't The FLSA Minimum Wage $33 An Hour?

by John E. Thompson | Fisher & Phillips LLP on 3/26/2013

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) recently asked during a Senate committee hearing why the federal Fair Labor Standards Act's $7.25-per-hour minimum wage has not already increased over time to the level of $22 an hour. A...more

Second Circuit Rules “Gap Time” Claims Impermissible Under FLSA, Even Where An Employee Worked Overtime

by Michael Ray | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/26/2013

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently addressed “gap time” claims brought by a purported class under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Lundy, et al. v. Catholic Health Systems of Long Island, Inc., No. 12-1453...more

"That Can't Be Right!" California Appellate Court Rules that Piece Rate Workers Are Entitled to Separate Hourly Compensation

by Julie Dunne, Michele Heverly, Richard Rahm | Littler on 3/25/2013

A California Court of Appeal dealt another blow to employers this month when it held automobile mechanics, who earned at least minimum wage for every hour worked, were entitled to separate hourly compensation for any time not...more