In 2019, the stakes for New York employers increased dramatically with respect to "late" payment of wages claims (also known as "frequency of pay" claims) under the New York Labor Law (NYLL). Following a decision by New...more
We gotcher employment law news right here. The email platform that we use to send out our legal bulletins had issues in the past week, which we did not discover until late Wednesday. While the technical difficulties were...more
On Wednesday, the Second Department of New York’s appellate court division issued a much-anticipated ruling in Grant v. Global Aircraft Dispatch Inc., holding that Sections 191 and 198 of the New York Labor Law do not...more
El 9 de enero de 2024, el Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI) publicó los nuevos valores para la Unidad de Medida y Actualización (en adelante “UMA”) que entrarán en vigor el 1 de febrero de 2024, de acuerdo...more
On January 9, 2024, the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI by its acronym in Spanish) published the new values for the Measurement and Updating Unit (Unidad de Medida y Actualización or UMA) that will take...more
Paying bills on time is still a monumental task for millions of working Americans. The latest research shows that about six in 10 Americans are living paycheck to paycheck; thus an unexpected bill could send someone into a...more
On June 15, Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo signed SB 290 into law, which imposes licensing, reporting, examination, and other substantive requirements on providers of earned wage access (EWA) products. Specifically, the...more
On Friday, March 10, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation announced that it had closed the Silicon Valley Bank and taken control of its deposits. In its announcement, the FDIC said that insured depositors would have...more
One of the more understandable reactions to programs allowing people access to their earned pay on demand, rather than waiting for the scheduled payday, is the contention that there will be rampant abuse of the benefit. The...more
One of the biggest developments in payroll in recent years is the rise of “on-demand pay”, also often called “earned wage access”. Earned wage access programs, which are built on the premise that workers should have access...more
Research suggests that more than 60 percent of U.S. workers would like to be able to access their earnings before their regularly scheduled paydays. Responding to this desire, many employers and their payroll providers...more
As participants in the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) begin to organize information for their loan forgiveness applications, they are likely to be blindsided by a significant number of technical definitions and...more
The CARES Act created the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), which amended the Small Business Act (“SBA”) to provide short term loans to companies with fewer than 500 employees and other companies (such as those in the...more
On Wednesday, June 3, the U.S. Senate passed the Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") Flexibility Act (the "Act"). The Act was approved by the House on Thursday, May 28 and passed the Senate in a unanimous vote....more
The CARES Act’s Paycheck Protection Program provides loans targeted to small businesses to help keep their workers employed during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and offers loan forgiveness to borrowers maintaining a...more
Since March 2020, the Russian authorities have taken a number of measures to mitigate the effect of COVID-19 on the Russian economy. The range of measures is very broad. Some measures are directed at wide categories of...more
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Israel Innovation Authority, has issued a major easement for the companies it supports, in the manner in which payroll expenses for companies in the midst of carrying out approved plans...more
On April 2, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued an interim final rule clarifying certain parts of the new Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The new rule came just one day before PPP opened, and it includes...more
Chief Secretary to the UK Treasury Stephen Barclay announced in the House of Commons on 17 March that the government’s imminent off-payroll working rules (IR35) reforms in the private sector will be postponed until 6 April...more
This article is a follow-up to the article published on March 6, 2020, which will shed light on the payroll standards during the anti-virus period, the special protections enjoyed by employees affected by the COVID-19...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Department of Labor Standards and Enforcement, the Employment Development Department, and CalOSHA now have FAQs addressing how the COVID-19. coronavirus affects California businesses....more
The start of a new year always brings a fresh batch of employment concerns. While some workplace issues are evergreen, 2020 will present some unique challenges for employers. This Littler Lightbulb highlights some significant...more
Recent legislation in Colorado and Minnesota imposes harsh criminal penalties—including potential felony convictions—for the failure to pay wages. To limit their exposure under these strict new laws, employers with...more
Informed choice – choosing English law relevant to jurisdiction - In The British Council v Jeffery and Green v SIG Trading Ltd the Court of Appeal confirmed that choosing English law to govern an employment contract is a...more
In a less-than-favorable decision for employers – Alvarado v. Dart Container Corporation – the California Supreme Court addressed how to calculate the overtime pay rate when the employee earns a non-production, flat sum bonus...more