On December 16, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued a decision in Caesars Entertainment holding that businesses may restrict employees from using a company’s internal email systems for union and...more
1/10/2020
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Email ,
Email Policies ,
Employment Policies ,
Facially Neutral Policies ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Purple Communications ,
Retroactive Application ,
Reversal ,
Union Organizers ,
Unions
The California Court of Appeal recently ruled that a "wage and hour" exclusion in an employment practices liability insurance ("EPLI") policy must be narrowly interpreted to extend coverage for reimbursement claims brought...more
10/7/2019
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Bad Faith ,
Breach of Contract ,
Business Expenses ,
Class Action ,
Declaratory Relief ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Practices Liability Coverage ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Policy Exclusions ,
Remuneration ,
Reversal ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
On February 7, 2019, the California Supreme Court unanimously held in Goonewardene v. ADP, Inc., S238941 that a payroll service provider cannot be held liable for errors it makes in issuing paychecks to workers of companies...more
2/12/2019
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Breach of Contract ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Civil Liability ,
Clerical Errors ,
Demurrers ,
Duty of Care ,
False Advertising ,
Labor Code ,
Negligence ,
Negligent Misrepresentation ,
Payroll Companies ,
Reversal ,
Third-Party Beneficiaries ,
Unfair Competition ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Orders ,
Wrongful Termination
On February 4, 2019, a divided panel of the California Court of Appeal held in Ward v. Tilly’s, Inc., No. B280151, that employees scheduled for “on-call” or “call-in” shifts may be entitled to reporting time pay, even when...more
2/11/2019
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Call-In Pay ,
Class Action ,
Demurrers ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
IWC ,
Mercantile Industry ,
On-Call Employees ,
Reversal ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Orders
In a 5 to 4 opinion, the United States Supreme Court overruled a longstanding decision which required government employees who are represented by but do not belong to a union, to pay a fair share or agency fee to cover the...more
6/29/2018
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Constitutional Challenges ,
Fair Share Contribution ,
First Amendment ,
Janus v AFSCME ,
Non-Union ,
Payroll Deductions ,
Public Sector Unions ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Stare Decisis ,
Union Dues