Wages, Class Action, Corporate Counsel

Furloughs Trigger Employer’s Obligation To Pay Final Wages Immediately

CDF Labor Law LLP on 9/29/2023

A recent Ninth Circuit panel held that Hyatt employees who were “laid off” in March 2020 were entitled to payment of their accrued vacation time immediately, even though the employees were not officially terminated until June...more

Annual Report on EEOC Developments – Fiscal Year 2016

Littler on 2/27/2017

This Annual Report on EEOC Developments—Fiscal Year 2016 (hereafter “Report”), our sixth annual Report, is designed as a comprehensive guide to significant EEOC developments over the past fiscal year. The Report does not...more

New Uber Ruling Reveals Another Costly IC Misclassification Exposure for On-Demand Companies

Troutman Pepper on 12/19/2016

Gig economy companies based on an independent contractor model beware. On December 14, 2016, a federal court in Pennsylvania denied a motion to dismiss an “on-call” wage claim in a class action lawsuit filed against Uber by...more

Third Circuit Confirms Paid Meal Breaks Cannot Offset FLSA Overtime Liability

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 10/11/2016

In a recent decision, the Third Circuit emphasized the need for employers to capture and compensate all hours worked by non-exempt employees, even if the employer pays the employees for break time that it could treat as...more

Second Circuit Teaches Unpaid Interns a Lesson

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/3/2015

In a closely watched case affecting the viability of unpaid internship programs at for-profit employers, the Second Circuit held that the “primary beneficiary” test should be used to decide whether interns should be deemed...more

California Employers Catch One of Those Rare Wage and Hour Class Action Breaks From the California Supreme Court

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits... on 6/12/2014

Sometimes California employers do get a win when battling in the minefield of California’s wage and hour laws. So California employers, please pause to rejoice in this moment because you know you may not get another one for a...more