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Unlawful Deductions Claims and Tricky Time Limits

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This week we consider a new EAT decision that emphasises the difficulties of making assumptions about tribunal time limits, particularly the date from when time starts to run....more

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Breach of Contract Exclusion Bars Coverage for Judgment Rendered in Employment Dispute

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The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, applying Louisiana law, has held that an insurer does not need to cover a monetary judgment rendered in favor of two former employees of the insured...more

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Massachusetts Appeals Court Clarifies Issues Regarding Overtime Compensation Defenses

Employees who claim that their employers misclassified them as exempt from the overtime requirements of Massachusetts law frequently attempt to recover overtime pay for hours worked outside the statute of limitations...more

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California Supreme Court Holds that Payroll Services Provider ADP Cannot Be Sued for Breach of Contract, Negligence, and Negligent...

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Can an employee sue the employer’s payroll service for failure to correctly process and report payroll? According to the California Supreme Court recent decision in Goonewardene v. ADP, LLC (2019) 6 Cal.5th 817, the answer...more

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California Supreme Court Holds Employees Cannot Sue Their Employers’ Payroll Companies for Wage Claims

On February 7, 2019, the Supreme Court of California issued its decision in Goonewardene v. ADP, LLC, holding that employees may not sue their employers’ payroll companies for wage claims in connection with their employment....more

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Payroll Company Not Liable Under Third Party Beneficiary Doctrine

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On February 7, 2019, the California Supreme Court determined that an employee cannot sue a payroll company for breach of contract under the third party beneficiary doctrine, and that it is inappropriate to impose a tort duty...more

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California Employment Law Notes - March 2019

Eddie Money Beats Discrimination Lawsuit Based On Free Speech Right - Symmonds v. Mahoney, 31 Cal. App. 5th 1096 (2019) - After 41 years, singer/songwriter Edward Joseph Mahoney (aka "Eddie Money") terminated the...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

California Snapshot: Payroll Company Not Liable For Alleged Wage-Hour Violations Of Employer

At least, not directly. Can an employee sue her employer’s payroll services provider for alleged violations of California’s wage and hour laws? According to a recent decision from the California Supreme Court, the answer...more

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Supreme Court Prevents Employees’ Tort and Contract Claims Against Employers’ Payroll Companies

In Goonewardene v. ADP, LLC (S238941), the California Supreme Court has created new protections for payroll companies in lawsuits involving claims of labor violations. Although previous case law has held that employees with...more

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California Supreme Court Announces a Win for Payroll Outsourcing Industry

Last week, the California State Supreme Court struck a decisive victory in favor of payroll companies, issuing a unanimous opinion that an employee is not a third-party beneficiary of the contract between her employer and its...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

California Supreme Court Holds that Employee Cannot Bring Wage Claims Against Payroll Service Provider

• The California Supreme Court recently held that an employee could not pursue contract and tort claims against a payroll service provider for unpaid wages. • The Court found that (1) an employee was not a “third-party...more

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Seventh Circuit Joins Five Other Circuits, Holds Availability Of Class Or Collective Arbitration Is A Gateway Issue Of...

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A former employee of Waterstone Mortgage Corporation filed a class action against Waterstone in Wisconsin federal court in 2011 alleging wage violations and breach of contract. ...more

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Casting the First Stone: Contractors Considering Default Termination Should Examine Which Party Committed First Material Breach -...

During a construction project, circumstances may arise that lead a general contractor to consider termination of a subcontractor’s right to proceed under the subcontract. The Randy Kinder Excavating v. J.A. Manning...more

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Employers Can Be Held Individually Liable For Unpaid Wages In Colorado

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The Colorado Court of Appeals recently held that the Colorado Wage Claim Act does not categorically bar individual liability for unpaid wages, rejecting arguments that a 2003 Colorado Supreme Court decision precluded any and...more

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Is Employee Out of Commission? Not So Fast, Says Appellate Court

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When an employer changes its contract with an employee, the change should be communicated clearly—and preferably, in writing. Otherwise, the employer may be at risk of finding that the old terms still control. For example,...more

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California Employment Law Notes - July 2017

In response to three questions asked of it by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the California Supreme Court opined as follows...more

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Why having a clear understanding with employees is important

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Over the years, we have written a number of articles about the importance of making sure your employment documents contain clear, understandable language. One of our federal district judges was recently faced with an...more

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SJC Holds that Massachusetts Wage Act Is Not Intended to be Sole Remedy for Recovery of Unpaid Wages Under State Law

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On August 12, 2013, the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) held in Lipsitt v. Plaud that the Massachusetts Wage Act is not intended to be the sole remedy for the recovery of unpaid wages under state law. The Court concluded that...more

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