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
Seyfarth Synopsis: Employment-related cases pending before the California Supreme Court concern various questions that sometimes seem technical, but the answers they elicit will have big consequences. ...more
On February 6, 2018, a New York federal judge rejected a challenge to a New York City law requiring fast-food businesses to, upon request of their employees, forward voluntary deductions from employee paychecks to nonprofits....more
California has a reputation for strictly enforcing its wage and hour laws regardless of federal law or an agreement between the parties. But the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently held that these...more
• To compel a union employee’s state law claim into arbitration based on RLA or LMRA preemption, an employer must prove that (1) the CBA is the “only source” of the right that the employee asserts and (2) litigating the state...more
In a recent decision, Judge Philip S. Gutierrez of the United States District Court for the Central District of California clarified an available avenue for employers with collective bargaining agreements (“CBAs”) to combat...more
One of the key provisions of New York City’s Fair Workweek Law was just put on hold while a federal judge sorts out a constitutional challenge brought by two restaurant advocacy organizations. The “Deductions Law” portion of...more