#WorkforceWednesday® - State Legal Trends: Crucial Changes for Employers - Employment Law This Week®
California Employment News: Overview of the Fast Food Minimum Wage Increase AB122
California Employment News: Overview of the Fast Food Minimum Wage Increase AB1228 (Podcast)
California Employment News: Top Developments in Wage and Hour Law for 2024 (Podcast)
California Employment News: Top Developments in Wage and Hour Law for 2024
California Employment News: Minimum Wage Increases in July 2023 and January 2024
Podcast: California Employment News - Minimum Wage Increases in July 2023 and January 2024
California Employment News: Professional and Administrative Pay Exemptions
Podcast: California Employment News - Professional and Administrative Pay Exemptions
Podcast: California Employment News - The Executive Pay Exemption
California Employment News: The Executive Pay Exemption
Top 5 Employment Challenges in 2023 for Government Contractors
Recent Developments in Wage and Hour law
#WorkforceWednesday: The Union-Friendly Biden NLRB, California's FAST Act, and Pay Transparency in California - Employment Law This Week®
#WorkforceWednesday: Employers Respond to Dobbs, Implications of the Supreme Court's EPA Ruling, and Pay Increases for CA Health Care Workers - Employment Law This Week®
DE Under 3: Reversal of 2019 Enterprise Rent-a-Car Trial Decision; EEOC Commissioner Nominee Update; Overtime Listening Session
Running Successful and Legally Compliant Internships
DE Under 3: Vaccination Mandates Continuing & Federal Contractor Minimum Wage
DE Under 3: OFCCP Contractor Portal & Request for Comments for Functional Affirmative Action Programs (FAAPs)
DE Under 3: Vaccine Mandates & More
In a long-awaited decision, the California Supreme Court resolved a split in appellate authority in Turrieta v. Lyft, Inc., holding that a plaintiff who files a claim under the state's Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA)...more
In a substantial win for app-based rideshare and delivery companies, the California Supreme Court unanimously upheld California Proposition 22 as constitutional on July 25, 2024. California Ballot Initiative Proposition 22...more
Sometimes, a wage and hour decision touches upon several noteworthy issues, either addressing them for the first time, in new contexts, or serving as a good reminder on topics. ...more
Highlights of Grande v. Eisenhower Medical Center - In Grande v. Eisenhower Medical Center, the California Supreme Court allowed an employee who sued and settled its case against a staffing agency to move forward with a...more
In this edition, we spotlight two key California labor and employment developments, a recent California Supreme Court ruling relating to meal and rest break premiums paid at the regular rate of pay (Ferra), and a reminder...more
A recent California Superior Court order denied approval of a proposed settlement in Lime Scooter Co.’s ongoing PAGA litigation. In its order, the court offered important considerations for employers at risk of high-stakes...more
The California Supreme Court clarified in a highly anticipated decision, that time spent waiting for and undergoing mandatory exit searches of personal items is considered compensable time under California’s Wage Orders....more
ZB, N.A. v. Super Ct. of San Diego Cty., 8 Cal. 5th 175, 252 Cal. Rptr. 3d 228 (2019) - Summary: Employee may not recover unpaid wages under Labor Code section 558 through PAGA. Facts: Plaintiff Lawson worked for...more
Over a decade has passed since an appellate court in California ruled that employers could not average pay for productive activity to include unpaid non-productive activity in meeting their minimum wage obligations. That...more
This month's key California employment law cases involve payment of wages, workplace conditions, public employment issues, and civil procedure....more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more
This month’s key employment law cases address meal periods and payment of wages....more
Following a line of recent federal and state court cases, California employers are required to compensate employees receiving commissions and piece rates separately for non-productive time and rest periods. In a recent...more
This month’s key employment law cases address the test for independent contractor status, the legality of an incentive compensation system, and personal liability for wage and hour violations....more
Usually legislative and regulatory developments slow down in the summer months, which is good news because July brings more pressing matters than reading bills or proposed rules, like eating too many hot dogs or yelling at an...more
Commissioned salespersons are employed in a variety of industries. While “outside salespeople” are generally exempt from minimum wage and meal and rest break requirements, so-called “inside” salespeople working at a retail...more
LA Doubles Down on Sick Leave, Minimum Wage Increase - Why it matters - Already facing new California employment-related requirements—including the adoption of mandatory sick leave and an uptick in the minimum...more
California Supreme Court to Consider "Day of Rest" Law: Why it matters - The California Supreme Court has agreed to weigh in on the number of consecutive days an employee may legally work without running afoul of...more