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Mileage Reimbursement Employer Liability Issues

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Sixth Circuit Delivers Uncertainty on Calculating Impact of Driver Costs

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When nonexempt employees use their personal vehicles to provide delivery services, how much must their employer reimburse them to ensure that the employees are paid at least the minimum wage required by the Fair Labor...more

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Employer Cost Increases: Los Angeles Minimum Wage, Federal Mileage Rate

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The City of Los Angeles announced its new minimum wage which rises to $16.78 per hour (an increase of $0.74 from the current minimum wage of $16.04), on July 1, 2023. The increase is based on the Consumer Price Index for...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Employment Flash - October 2020

This edition of Employment Flash summarizes key employment law issues, including the Department of Labor's proposal for determining independent contractor status, revised DOL regulations that clarify who qualifies for...more

Fisher Phillips

Fisher Phillips Victory Serves As First Blow In One-Two Punch Against Strict Reading Of Vehicle Reimbursement Law

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In a win secured by members of Fisher Phillips Wage and Hour Law Practice Group, a Colorado federal court just held that employers may “reasonably approximate” vehicle-related expenses for reimbursement purposes under federal...more

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Department of Labor Finds IRS Standard Mileage Reimbursement Rates Not Required For Delivery Drivers

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On August 31, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued an opinion letter finding that employers of delivery drivers need not reimburse mileage at the IRS “standard” reimbursement rate....more

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Key California Employment Law Cases: June 2020

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Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, 140 S. Ct. 1731 (2020) - Summary:  Title VII prohibits employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity....more

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Plaintiff Succeeds In Claiming Unpaid Reimbursements For More Than 20,000 Miles

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After a one-day bench trial, a sales representative for a security company successfully established that his employer had failed to reimburse him for mileage expenses, using only his odometer reading as the basis to calculate...more

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Tackling Employee Expense Reimbursements Under New Illinois Law

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Illinois employers are collecting receipts and preparing payments to comply with new legislation that requires employers to reimburse employees for business expenses incurred by the employee during the scope of employment....more

Stinson LLP

California Case is the Latest to Address Whether Worker is an Independent Contractor of Employee

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Companies in many industries – including, for example, construction, trucking, logistics, restaurants, and food service – utilize independent contractors....more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Fitting a Square Peg Into a Round Hole: Worker Classification in the Gig Economy

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In a significant decision on the status of so-called "gig economy" workers, a California federal judge recently ruled that a former GrubHub Inc. delivery driver was an independent contractor, not an employee....more

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Grubhub Notches Victory for Gig Economy in Big Classification Win in California Federal Court

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In a recent classification case involving the “gig” or shared economy, a U.S. magistrate judge handed down a significant win for Grubhub, concluding that a driver who sued the company under California’s minimum wage, overtime...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Reimbursing Employees? Remember That Form Matters!

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As an inducement to recruit and retain employees, employers often agree to offer employees certain expense reimbursements. However, if these reimbursement arrangements fail to meet certain requirements, the employer and...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New Decision Examines the Scope of Constructive Discharge

On December 31, 2013, in Vasquez v. Franklin Management Real Estate Fund, Inc., the California Court of Appeal held that a maintenance technician, who alleged that he was constructively discharged in violation of public...more

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Failure to Reimburse California Employees for Business Expenses, Including Mileage, Resulting in Class-Action Litigation

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In California, there has been an increase in class action litigation against employers for the alleged failure to reimburse employees for business expenses, particularly mileage reimbursement....more

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