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Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

National Employment Perspective: Focus On California- Requirements for “Suitable Seats”

Under the wage orders issued by California’s Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC), “[a]ll working employees shall be provided with suitable seats when the nature of the work reasonably permits the use of seats.” Although...more

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California Court Approves $700,000 Settlement for Seating Claim Brought By Retail Employees

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The effects of the California Supreme Court’s latest interpretation to provide seating to workers are beginning to show, as the United States District Court for the Central District of California recently approved a $700,000...more

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Alert: California Supreme Court Clarifies Employers' Obligation to Provide "Suitable Seating" to Employees

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The California Supreme Court has issued a recent opinion (Kilby v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc., No. S215614) interpreting, for the first time, California's Wage Order requirement that "all working employees shall be provided with...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Sitting on the Job: When California Employers Must Provide Seats

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Employees are entitled to sit at work when the nature of the work reasonably permits the use of seats. On April 4, 2016, the California Supreme Court, in an opinion authored by Justice Carol A. Corrigan, clarified...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Question #275: Can We Take A Stand On Employees Sitting?

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Question: Some of our retail company’s employees in California are demanding chairs to sit in while they work. Management thinks it appears unprofessional to have workers sitting, but I hear the employees might have a legal...more

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Edge of Our Seats: Oral Argument on “Suitable Seats” Cases

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The countdown begins to receiving some clarity on the suitable seating rule from the California Supreme Court. On January 5, 2016, the Court heard oral argument in the consolidated matters of Kilby v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc. and...more

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