It’s never good news to hear that you have been sued, but lately the flood of COVID-related cases come with something extra – wage and hour claims. In essence, former employees who are retaining counsel for claimed wrongful...more
3/15/2021
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Former Employee ,
Health and Safety ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety ,
Wrongful Termination
Several former employees of a national restaurant chain filed a class action lawsuit claiming their former restaurant employer violated California’s WARN Act by furloughing workers in March without providing 60 days of notice...more
The year 2019 brought a number of adjustments in the legal landscape for California employers – and meal periods were no exception. California appellate courts buckled down on the interpretation of statutory language in two...more
The federal appeals court that oversees cases arising from California recently handed down an opinion that helps provide guidance to those employers trying to comply with collective bargaining agreements while simultaneously...more
4/4/2019
/ CA Supreme Court ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Conflicts of Laws ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employment Contract ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
LMRA ,
Over-Time ,
Preemption ,
Section 510 ,
State Labor Laws ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
Earlier this year, the founders of Ruby Ribbon, UrbanSitter, and BabyQuip created a multi-company survey of women who gig to learn more about their experiences and expectations. The study included survey results from over...more
Although legal tests for determining employment status have taken center stage with numerous recent high-profile cases, lurking in the background is a question that may also have implications beyond the gig economy space:...more
7/12/2018
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Automation Systems ,
Gig Economy ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Managers ,
Online Platforms ,
Performance Reviews ,
Supervision ,
Uber ,
Work Schedules