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Proskauer - California Employment Law

Volunteers May Work For Nonprofits Without Compensation

The California Court of Appeal has definitively resolved an issue that was until now somewhat ambiguous: Can volunteers in fact volunteer their time for nonprofit organizations without receiving pay or other forms of...more

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California Supreme Court Prohibits Rounding for Meal Periods

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On February 25, 2021, the Supreme Court of California issued its unanimous opinion in Donohue v. AMN Services, LLC, and decided two questions of law relating to meal periods. First, the Court held that employers cannot...more

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Rocky Mountain Employers: Brace for Sweeping Changes to Compensation and Minimum Wage Laws

Employers operating in the Rocky Mountain region need to pay close attention to the 2020 Administrative Order issued by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) mandating broad changes to employee compensation...more

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Wage and hour issues that frequently arise in the health care setting

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Given the unique characteristics of the health care space, wage and hour compliance can be particularly challenging for health care employers. Round-the-clock operations, staffing shortages and patient demands can create an...more

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Will Cannabis Legalization Lead To “High” Stakes Wage And Hour Litigation?

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As previously reported, the Tenth Circuit created a buzz when it found that cannabis companies need to pay overtime under the FLSA even though marijuana is illegal under Federal law....more

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California Appellate Rulings Give Employers Some Good News On Break Premiums

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The filing of class actions against California employers for meal and rest break violations remain as prevalent as ever, but the California Courts of Appeal have recently issued two rulings that may help employer-defendants....more

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Regulatory Spring: Rulemaking by the Wage & Hour Division

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Recently, the comment period ended for the Department of Labor’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking to revise and update the regulations interpreting the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (“FLSA”) regular rate of pay...more

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2019 Employment Law: Cases Pending in the California Supreme Court

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Employment-related cases pending before the California Supreme Court concern various questions that sometimes seem technical, but the answers they elicit will have big consequences. ...more

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Reunited and It Feels So Good—The DOL’s Opinion Letters Are Back (Part 1 of 3)

Last July, we posted on the U.S. Department of Labor’s announcement that it was reviving its practice of publishing opinion letters as guidance on wage and hour issues, which the Obama Administration halted in 2010. After...more

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DOL Announces Two New Opinion Letters: Tackles Travel Time and Breaks

On April 12, 2018, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced three new wage and hour opinion letters. The DOL only recently resumed issuing opinion letters on June 27, 2017, after having...more

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The Road To FLSA Litigation Is Often Paved With Good Intentions

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Even as FLSA litigation has surged to historic highs, it is rare to see a nefarious violation of the Act by a manager or supervisor. Far more prevalent, it seems, are stories of managers who, while intending to afford...more

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Venezuela Aumenta La Unidad Tributaria

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En Gaceta Oficial Extraordinaria No. 6.287, de fecha 24 de febrero de 2017, la Administración Fiscal en Venezuela publicó la Providencia N° SNAT/2017/0003 (en adelante “la Providencia”) que aumentó el valor de la Unidad...more

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Venezuela Increases the Tax Unit

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On February 24, 2017, the Venezuelan Tax Administration published Ruling N° SNAT/2017/0003 in the Official Gazette (hereinafter “the Ruling”), increasing the value of the Tax Unit (hereinafter “UT”) from 177.00 Venezuelan...more

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Fifth Circuit Holds That Meal Breaks May Be Compensable If Employer-Mandated Transition Time Significantly Eats Into Employees'...

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s regulations generally provide that employers are not required to pay employees for “bona fide” meal breaks that ordinarily last at least 30 minutes, but rest periods of short durations, running...more

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California Wage/Hour Update No. 3, July 2013: Appellate Court Attacks Piece-Rate Compensation – Again

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The piece-rate compensation system, common among automotive technicians, agricultural workers, manufacturing employees, truck drivers, and others, has been a viable and rewarding form of compensation in California for over a...more

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