News & Analysis as of

Wage and Hour › Release Agreements

Proskauer - California Employment Law

January 2024 California Employment Law Notes

Proskauer - California Employment Law on

A Single Incident Of Harassing Conduct May Create A Hostile Work Environment - Beltran v. Hard Rock Hotel Licensing, Inc., 97 Cal. App. 5th 865 (2023) - Stephanie Beltran, a server at the Hard Rock Hotel in Palm...more

Snell & Wilmer

COVID-19: Employment Squalls Likely to Hit Employers

Snell & Wilmer on

Many employers have opened for business and now hope for much-needed smooth sailing. As they chart their course for open and calm waters, however, employers would be well-served to keep their spyglasses focused on the...more

Payne & Fears

Key California Employment Law Cases: February 2020

Payne & Fears on

Frlekin v. Apple, Inc., -- Cal. -- (2020) - Summary:  The time employees spent on Apple’s premises waiting for and undergoing a mandatory exit search of personal belongings was compensable as “hours worked” under Wage...more

Payne & Fears

California Court of Appeal Creates Split in Authority Over Scope of Settlement Agreements With Staffing Agencies

Payne & Fears on

On February 6, 2020, in a 2-1 decision, the California Court of Appeal (Fourth District, Division Two) held that an employee's settlement agreement with a staffing agency on a wage-and-hour claim does not necessarily preclude...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

A Reminder to Employers That FLSA Claims Cannot Be Waived in Most Circumstances

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on

When an employer signs a general release of claims with a former employee, it expects that the agreement and the consideration provided will prevent future legal claims. However, certain actions, such as Workers’ Compensation...more

5 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide