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Appellate Division Finds That Paid Status During a Break Does Not Mandate Workers’ Compensation Coverage and Affirmed the...

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Latshaw v. Lakewood Twp. Police Dep’t, No. A-3702-21 (Mar. 25, 2024) - The petitioner appealed the dismissal of her workers’ compensation claim. She was working for the respondent as a dispatcher, and on her meal break in...more

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Injuries During A Paid Travel Time Lunch Break Are Deemed Non-Compensable

On March 25, 2024, in an unpublished decision, the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division rendered a decision that provided clarity with respect to the analysis of an off-premises lunchtime injury. In Latschaw v....more

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7 Biggest Wage and Hour Landmines for Healthcare Employers – and Your Blueprint for Avoiding Them

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For years now, healthcare employers have been particularly attractive targets when it comes to wage and hour compliance actions. Not only is the industry one of the largest in the country, there are some issues unique to...more

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Ninth Circuit Affirms State Court’s Authority to Approve Class Action Settlements

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Absent class members in state-court class actions cannot pursue individual claims in federal court when the class has entered into a settlement releasing all such claims and a state court has entered final judgment approving...more

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[Webinar] New Developments and FAQs in Wage and Hour Law - November 17th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

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Bricker & Eckler’s annual “Hot Topics” seminar is going virtual this year! This series provides human resources professionals and in-house attorneys with insight into ongoing and emerging labor and employment issues. We...more

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Key California Employment Law Cases: January 2020

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Ridgeway v. Wal-Mart, Inc., 946 F.3d 1066 (9th Cir. 2020) - The employer must pay minimum wages to employees for time spent on mandated layovers where the employer’s policy imposes constraints on employees’ movements...more

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Time is Money . . . Unless It's Not: U.S. Department of Labor Clarifies Compensable Work Time

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In case you haven't noticed, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has been busy. After not issuing any opinion letters since 2009 during the Obama administration, the Wage and Hour Division ("WHD") of the DOL has issued 23...more

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Department of Labor Offers Employers Clarity By Resuming Its Practice of Issuing Opinion Letters

In a welcome departure from its recent practice, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recently issued its first new opinion letters in almost ten years. In addition to issuing three new opinion letters...more

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New U.S. DOL Opinion Letters Provide Guidance on Compensability of Travel Time and Break Time

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On April 12, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued two opinion letters that should help employers determine when they must pay for an employee’s travel time and break time. The opinion...more

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DOL issues guidance on breaks, travel time, and earnings subject to garnishments

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For more than 70 years, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division provided employers and attorneys with a valuable resource for determining how to comply with the federal laws and regulations the agency enforces....more

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Picking a Fight: How California Makes Employment Law Peculiar

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Our mission here at Cal-Pecs is to illuminate how California employment law differs from the law that employers generally experience throughout America. In this back-to-basics piece, we provide some...more

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What’s Compensable?

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The Fair Labor Standards Act has made plenty of news recently, but most of the attention has been focused on who qualifies for overtime. For much of 2016, it looked like new federal regulations would require that anyone...more

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