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When Does After-Hours Work Turn into Compensable Work?

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Your assistant sends you an email late in the evening (way after the 5:00 hour) and reminds you that you have an appointment in the morning. You respond: “Thanks for the reminder. Could you please make sure that I have...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

How Many Times Do We Have To Go Through This? Another Call Center Boot-Up FLSA Class Action

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It seems every week another call center case pops up. These are extremely dangerous cases for employers and that is why I keep writing (or, harping) about them, as a warning to employers, not only those who operate call...more

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Second Circuit Addresses Off-The-Clock Work

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In Perry et al. v. City of New York, the Second Circuit upheld a large jury verdict in favor of a collective of workers regarding off-the-clock work. In doing so, the Court reaffirmed the principle that employers will...more

DCI Consulting

[Webinar] Expert Summit for Employment Attorneys: NEW BONUS SESSION: Expert Testimony in Wage and Hour Litigation - March 2nd,...

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Federal and state wage and hour litigation has been an area of concentration for Industrial/Organizational Psychologists for decades. These cases address alleged discrimination in wage-based employment practices such as...more

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[Webinar] California Employment Law Update: Tips for Staying Compliant in 2023 - December 8th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm PT

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Please join us on December 8, 2022, from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. PT for “California Employment Law Update: Tips for Staying Compliant in 2023” as Nossaman’s Allison Callaghan, Randy Boyer and Pavneet Singh Mac discuss new California...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Fall 2022 Employment Law Roundup

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U.S. Department of Labor Publishes Proposed Rule on Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act - On October 13, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a proposed rule updating the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California Expands Employees’ Right to Off-Duty Cannabis Use

Beginning January 1, 2024, and following the passage of Assembly Bill 2188, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) will add employee protections against discrimination based on off-the-job cannabis use with a...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

ABCs of Employment Law: The Fair Labor Standards Act (minimum wage)

NOTE FROM ROBIN: In March, I began a series of very basic explanations of the federal laws that govern the workplace. The first installment covered discrimination in general, the second installment covered religious...more

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May 2022 Legislative Roundup

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California Lawmakers Propose a Four-Day Workweek - The California State Assembly introduced AB 2932, a bill that would shorten the regular workweek for California workers from 40 hours to 32 hours for businesses with 500+...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Preliminary/Postliminary Class Action (Again): What Does “Integral” Mean To Make Pre-Shift Activities Compensable

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How many times have I written about working time cases, so called “off the clock” cases, where the claimed compensable time arises from preliminary or postliminary activities that are tied to (or not) the main job of the...more

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The Dangers of OTC Work

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Two years ago, these words were seldom used in the business context – remote workers, hybrid schedule, and essential workers. Now they are the norm. During the pandemic, many employers have embraced telework opportunities for...more

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These Pre-Shift Working Time Cases Keep Popping Up–Employers Beware!

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Many employers believe that if an employee (or many employees) perform a tiny amount of work, or work-like activity, before their shifts, that brief off-the-clock, activity cannot be “working time” under the FLSA. This is the...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

De Minimis Time Must Be Compensated, Tenth Circuit Rules

Although the unpaid time employees spent booting up their computers was relatively small, it was compensable and the employer failed to establish the practical administrative difficulty of estimating the time at issue, which...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

[Webinar] Combatting the Rise in Wage & Hour and PAGA Litigation in the Healthcare Industry - October 7th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am PST

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Healthcare employers are not immune to the outbreak of wage and hour and PAGA claims that are plaguing California businesses. As healthcare is one of the largest and fastest-growing industries in the country, it places a...more

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[Webinar] Employment Law Compliance Strategies for Healthcare Industry: COVID, Internal Investigations, Wage & Hour & More -...

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CDF Labor Law has designed a series of complimentary webinars on employment-related topics specifically designed for our friends and colleagues in the healthcare industry. CDF’s Healthcare Education Week will run October 4-8,...more

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Bad News For Employers: The California Supreme Court Disallows Rounding Meal Periods And Creates A Presumption That The Meal...

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Background: Under California law, employers must provide non-exempt employees with one 30-minute meal period that begins no later than the end of the fifth hour of work and another 30-minute meal period that begins no...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Don’t Let Your Employee’s “Unpaid” Meal Breaks Turn into a Costly Mistake for You

An unpaid meal break can become a very expensive lunch for an employer, but there are ways to comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to try and minimize the risk. Identifying the Potential Problem - The...more

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Is Remote Work Increasing Off the Clock Work?

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Earlier this year, became, for many of us, part of our “new normal.” And such arrangements are likely to continue in the future. With the number of new infections continuing to rise throughout the United States, many...more

Proskauer - California Employment Law

Summary Judgment Was Properly Granted In Favor Of Hospital In Meal/Rest Break Case

David v. Queen of the Valley Med. Ctr., 2020 WL 3529683 (Cal. Ct. App. 2020) - Registered nurse Joana David sued her former employer, Queen of the Valley Medical Center, for allegedly failing to pay her for meal breaks...more

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Managing Off-The-Clock Time During the Pandemic

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Ensuring that hourly employees accurately record their work time—and that employees are paid for all work time—can be a challenge even under the best of circumstances. But it’s crucial to avoid or defend costly class...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Time Is Money: A Quick Wage-Hour Tip on … the De Minimis Principle

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Generally, the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) requires employers to compensate their non-exempt employees for all time that they are required or allowed to perform work, regardless of where and when the work is done. ...more

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Imperfect or Unlawful Meal and Rest Break Policies Don’t Necessarily Support Class Certification in California

In a favorable opinion for employers, the California Court of Appeal for the Second District concluded the following on December 4, 2019, in David Cacho v. Eurostar, Inc...more

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Third Circuit Limits Ability to Certify Wage/Hour Class Actions – Making “Off-the-Clock” Matters Difficult to Certify and Likely...

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On Christmas Eve, the Third Circuit issued a decision restricting certification of wage/hour classes for off-the-clock cases and increasing the threshold for other wage/hour matters. See Ferreras v. American Airlines, Inc....more

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Third Circuit Finds Multiple Problems With Certification of Off-the-Clock Claims

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A recent case from the Third Circuit casts a spotlight on many of the problems inherent in so-called off-the-clock claims for overtime....more

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DOL Reminder to Employers this Holiday Season

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On November 27, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a reminder to employers to be mindful of wage and hour requirements this holiday season.  As the holiday season ramps up, so does the number of temporary and...more

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