News & Analysis as of

Wage and Hour Retailers

Jackson Lewis P.C.

What Responsibilities Do Employers Have Under New York State’s Retail Worker Safety Act?

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Retail Worker Safety Act (S. 8358B/A. 8947C) into law on Sept. 4, 2024. The Act will require covered retail employers to: 1.Adopt a retail workplace violence prevention policy...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

New York Retailers Face New Workplace Safety, Violence Prevention Requirements

Fox Rothschild LLP on

New York retail businesses with 10 or more employees have less than six months to prepare for new workplace violence prevention requirements included in the state’s recently passed Retail Workers Safety Act (RWSA). The law...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

Preventing Missteps in Hiring and Managing Seasonal Workers

Hiring seasonal workers can raise some important legal questions over how to properly handle overtime pay, work schedules, employee training, and other matters. These concerns particularly affect businesses in the hospitality...more

Clark Hill PLC

The Learned Concierge - August 2024, Vol. 11

Clark Hill PLC on

The Learned Concierge - Welcome to your monthly legal insights on the trends impacting the Retail, Hospitality, and Food & Beverage Industries....more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Fair Work Week Ordinance: Cruel Summer For LA County Employers

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

Seyfarth Synopsis: Are you ready for it? The record-smashing icon, Taylor Swift, may have taken her tour to Europe, but that doesn’t stop new laws from cropping up back home. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Los Angeles County Enacts Fair Workweek Ordinance

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors recently passed the Los Angeles County Fair Workweek Ordinance (the “Ordinance”), which generally requires that certain retail employers in the unincorporated areas of the County of...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

Los Angeles County’s Predictable Scheduling Ordinance Will Take Effect on July 1, 2025

On April 23, 2024, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to implement a fair workweek predictable scheduling ordinance, which will go into effect on July 1, 2025. ...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rejects Compensation Plan Allocating Commissions to Overtime and Premium Pay

On March 28, 2024, in Sutton v. Jordan’s Furniture, Inc., the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) upheld a Massachusetts Superior Court decision finding the furniture retailer’s commission-based compensation scheme...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Pay Transparency Requirements Impacting the Retail Industry

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

As more state and local pay transparency laws are enacted throughout the country, retail industry employers face a new challenge in an ever-evolving industry. State Pay Transparency Laws Pay transparency laws are in effect...more

Kaufman & Canoles

K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - January 2024

Kaufman & Canoles on

A third attorney team representing World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. stockholders has signaled a tag-in for a widening Delaware Court of Chancery rumble with founder Vincent McMahon and top company officials and directors...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Retail and the Holiday Season: Top Four Areas of Employment Focus

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

Retail workers are often the unsung heroes of the holiday shopping season. Stores are open longer and have bigger crowds, and customers are tenser than usual. To navigate the holiday season smoothly, retail employers should...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Evanston, Illinois, Fair Workweek Law Imposes Predictive Scheduling Obligation on Employers

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

Evanston, Illinois, has adopted an ordinance requiring certain employers in designated industries to give workers a 14-day notice of schedule changes and compensate them with “predictability pay” if any changes occur less...more

Clark Hill PLC

The Learned Concierge - November 2023, Vol. 2

Clark Hill PLC on

The Learned Concierge Welcome to your monthly legal insights on the trends impacting the Retail, Hospitality, and Food & Beverage Industries....more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Changing Landscape of Labor Relations in Retail Industry

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

The retail industry has experienced an uptick in union organizing over the last few years, and decisions from the National Labor Relations Board are expected to ease unionization. Labor law is evolving, and employers must...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

NLRB’s New Joint-Employer Rule: What It Means for Retailers and Other User Employers

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

The National Labor Relations Board’s new Final Rule for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act expands the current standard by allowing the Board to find joint-employer status if an entity...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

What the Changed Standard for Religious Accommodations Means for the Shift-Based Retail Industry

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

The retail industry is a shift-based industry, dependent on workers signing up for weekday and weekend shifts, for holidays, and for times when few average workers would dream of being awake and at work. What if an employee...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Reminder: City of Berkeley Fair Workweek Ordinance Operative January 1, 2024

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

In December 2022, the City of Berkeley passed the Fair Workweek Employment Standards Ordinance. The ordinance will become operative on January 1, 2024. The Berkeley ordinance is similar to the City of Los Angeles’s Fair...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

What Is Earned Wage Access for Employees?

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

Earned wage access (EWA) is a term often heard among employers in the retail and hospitality industries. EWA may be referred to as instant pay, earned income, early wage access, accrued wage access, or on-demand pay. In the...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Accommodations Developments Add Scheduling Challenges for Retailers

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

For retail establishments, developments involving religious accommodation and the new Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) make scheduling employees more challenging. Religious Accommodation- The U.S. Supreme Court...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

Evanston, Illinois, Extends Schedule Protection Rights to Hourly Workers

The city of Evanston, Illinois, recently enacted the Fair Workweek Ordinance (24-O-23), expanding hourly workers’ rights to predictable scheduling across multiple industries, including hospitality, food service and...more

Perkins Coie

Federal Court Rejects “Employer Knowledge” Defense in Arizona Wage Act Claims

Perkins Coie on

A federal court in Arizona recently rejected a defense for Arizona employers seeking to avoid liability for unpaid wages under the Arizona Wage Act (AWA). In Arrison v. Walmart, 2023 WL 4421425 (D. Ariz. July 10, 2023), the...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

How Puerto Rico’s New Minimum Wage Changes Impact the Retail Industry

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

When the Puerto Rico Minimum Wage Act, Act No. 47-2021, went into effect, in addition to the three hourly rate increases set out in the law, a new Minimum Wage Review Board appointed by the governor was to periodically review...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

What Retailers Can Take Away From Labor Department Opinion Letter on FMLA Leave and Holidays

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

The Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor (DOL) has advised in an opinion letter on calculating Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave when employees take off part of a week during which a holiday falls that...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Retail Industry: Mental Health, Other Benefits Trends

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

High-stress, demanding retail positions where constant customer demands are front and center can leave employees feeling overwhelmed and burnt out, resulting in lower productivity and higher turnover for employers....more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Retailers Must Ensure Compliance With Federal, State Child Labor Regulations

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

The end of the school year and the beginning of summer will bring a surge of school-age workers into the workplace as government scrutiny over employment of young workers is increasing. The Department of Labor (DOL) and...more

267 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 11

"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:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide