Wage and hour litigation and enforcement actions continued as a hot-button concern in 2023, as plaintiffs’ lawyers advanced novel and creative claims and Supreme Court and appellate-level battles took place over long-accepted...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: A common feature of many a commission plan is the recoverable draw that is offset against future commissions. The DOL has long held this is a permissible way to satisfy the minimum wage requirement. In a...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Employers in California: be aware and prepare for new laws increasing minimum wages and mandating overtime pay for agricultural employees; expanding the California Fair Pay Act to race and ethnicity and to...more
10/4/2016
/ Age Discrimination ,
Agricultural Workers ,
Background Checks ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Choice-of-Law ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Domestic Violence ,
DUI ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Entertainment Industry ,
Equal Pay ,
Fair Pay Act ,
FEHA ,
Forum Selection ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Governor Vetoes ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigrants ,
Janitorial Services ,
Juror ,
Leave of Absence ,
Lyft ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Parental Leave ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Gap ,
Popular ,
Property Service Workers ,
Restroom Legislation ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sharing Economy ,
State and Local Government ,
Talent Services Act ,
Transportation Industry ,
Uber ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Statements ,
Wage Theft ,
Workplace Safety
October 11, 2015, was Governor Brown’s last day to sign bills the California Legislature presented to him following the first year of the 2015-2016 Legislative Session. Below is a summary of what did and did not make Governor...more
10/14/2015
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Arbitration ,
California Family Rights Act (CFRA) ,
Cheerleaders ,
E-Verify ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Enforcement ,
FEHA ,
Flexible Work Arrangements ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Governor Brown ,
Grocery Store Workers ,
Healthy Workplaces Healthy Families Act 2014 ,
Holiday Pay ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Commissioners ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Minimum Wage ,
Paid Sick Leave Act ,
Pay Equity Act (PEA) ,
Piece-Rate Pay ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Public Employees ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Retail Workers ,
Retaliation ,
Sports ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Statements ,
Workplace Gender Equality Act
The California Legislature adjourned Friday evening, September 11, to close its 2015-16 Legislative Session. It sent a number of employment-related bills to Governor Brown for consideration by his October 11, 2015 deadline to...more
9/22/2015
/ Arbitration ,
California Family Rights Act (CFRA) ,
Cheerleaders ,
E-Verify ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Grocery Stores ,
Healthy Workplaces Healthy Families Act 2014 ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Code ,
Leave of Absence ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Minimum Wage ,
Paid Leave ,
Piece-Rate Pay ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Public Employees ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Retail Workers Bill of Rights ,
Retaliation ,
Veterans ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules