The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) new minimum salary rule for the “white collar” exemption may not take effect on December 1, 2016, as scheduled. On November 22, U.S. District Court Judge Amos Mazzant of the Eastern...more
In a win for employers, the California Court of Appeal recently held that employers are not required to include the monetary amount of accrued vacation pay or paid time off (PTO) in its employees’ wage statements until a...more
Employees who primarily reside and work in California will soon have additional grounds to void forum selection and choice of law provisions included in employment-related agreements.
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Paid leave — as previously reported in our March legal update, “The Push for Paid Sick, Family and Medical Leave in Minnesota” — has been a hot topic in Minnesota this spring. Although none of the bills addressing statewide...more
As we predicted last week in “Release of Final DOL Exempt Employee Salary Rule Likely Imminent,” on May 18, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued its final rule increasing the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA)...more
On March 16, 2016, the Minneapolis Workplace Regulations Partnership Group (WPG) presented its findings and recommendations concerning paid sick time to the Minneapolis City Council’s Committee of the Whole. With many members...more
Legislation was recently introduced in the Minnesota House of Representatives and Minnesota Senate that is being referred to by its authors as the “Working Parents Act” that would significantly expand the scope of several...more
On February 5, 2015, legislation was introduced in the Minnesota House of Representatives that would expand the scope of Minnesota’s existing pregnancy and parenting leave laws. ...more
On January 1, 2015, a California law took effect placing additional obligations on employers in preventing workplace bullying....more
On February 2, 2015, Minnesota Senator Sandra Pappas (DFL-District 65) and four other DFL senators — Senators Thomas Bakk (DFL-3), Matt Schmit (DFL-21), Tom Saxhaug (DFL-5) and Kevin Dahle (DFL-20) — introduced legislation...more
Since Governor Mark Dayton signed the Act into law, there have been questions regarding the effective date of certain provisions. Although some sections of the Act specify an effective date, other sections are silent as to...more