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New York Joins States Permitting Dealers To Claim Warranty Reimbursement Using Third Party Labor Time Guides - Seyfarth's Future...

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On September 4, 2024, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law an amendment to New York’s warranty reimbursement statute, N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 465, requiring manufacturers to compensate dealers for labor using the...more

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New Jersey Employers May Be Legally Required to Reimburse Certain Business Expenses

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In a recent unpublished decision, the New Jersey Appellate Division considered whether employers are required to reimburse employees for business related expenses under the New Jersey Wage Payment Law (“NJWPL”) in Sands v....more

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New Jersey Appellate Division Addresses Employers’ Obligation to Reimburse Employee Business Expenses

Are New Jersey employers required to reimburse employees for business-related expenses? The Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, recently considered whether an employer’s failure to reimburse an employee for...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

[Webinar] Wage & Hour Legal Update & Best Practices for California Employers - March 20th, 10:00 am - 11:15 am PT

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CDF invites you to attend a complimentary one-hour and 15-minute webinar of valuable insights, updates on California wage and hour laws, and essential best practices for employers to ensure compliance and minimize potential...more

Adams and Reese LLP

Who Pays for Remote Work Expenses? - Navigating Employer, Employee Responsibilities

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As remote work becomes increasingly prevalent, one crucial aspect that employers and employees must address is the allocation of expenses incurred in a remote work setup. In the evolving landscape of work, the shift towards...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Training Repayment Agreements Raise Legal Risks for Employers

A recent New York Times article described growing use by employers of training repayment agreements, or TRAs. A TRA requires an employee to repay training expenses incurred by the employer if they quit before a certain period...more

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Dear Littler: Do I really need to reimburse my remote employee’s phone bill, internet, and home office equipment?

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We are a small company based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that allowed some of our employees to work remotely during the pandemic. When we recently announced our plans to call employees back to home base in Milwaukee, we received...more

Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers

How to Address Damage to Company or Customer Property

Question: Can we legally require employees to reimburse the company for damage to customer or company property (i.e., the full amount of damages or insurance deductible)?...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

California Employers Must Pay COVID Work-From-Home Expenses

California employers must reimburse workers for their COVID work-from-home expenses, a panel of the state’s Court of Appeal has ruled. To accomplish his duties for his employer, Paul Thai required Internet access, telephone...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

CDF Wage and Hour Task Force – Monthly Tips - Recent Developments Raise Questions About Post-Pandemic Voluntary Work-From-Home...

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Recent developments raise questions about post-pandemic voluntary work-from-home agreements and reimbursements for work-at-home expenses. This is our monthly blog providing California employers with wage and hour compliance...more

Epstein Becker & Green

California Court of Appeal Holds That Unexpected Work Expenses May Be Reimbursable

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The California Court of Appeal for the First Appellate District recently issued its opinion regarding business-related expenses in Thai v. International Business Machines Corporation. The Court found that expenses incurred by...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

California Appellate Court Holds that Employers Must Reimburse Work-from-Home Expenses During COVID Lockdown

The Court of Appeal of the State of California recently held in Thai v. IBM, A165390, that employers are obligated to reimburse expenses incurred by employees working from home if those expenses are a consequence of the...more

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Employers May Be Liable For Work-From-Home Expenses

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The California Court of Appeal found an employer liable under Labor Code section 2802 for employee work-from-home operating expenses, despite Governor Gavin Newsom’s 2020 stay-at-home order, which precluded...more

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You're Going to Have to Pay for That: Court Clarifies Employers’ Obligations to Reimburse Remote Employee Expenses

During the pandemic, when all non-essential workers were required to work remotely, several questions arose about who should pay for the work-from-home expenses. Earlier this month, the California Court of Appeal determined...more

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COVID Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL) Relief Program Opens for Eligible Entities

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Some good news for small California employers and non-profits that paid Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL) in 2022. Small businesses may apply for grants up to $50,000 to reimburse them for sums paid for COVID-19 related...more

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Employers Need to Be Aware of Recent Amendments to the Illinois Expense Reimbursement Regulations

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As employers in Illinois should recall, having a written expense reimbursement policy is a best practice based on changes to the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act (IWPCA) that went into effect on January 1, 2019.  The...more

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New Reimbursement Rules for Illinois Employers

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In April, the Illinois Department of Labor published new regulations regarding the expense reimbursement requirements in Section 9.5 of the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. The Act requires an employer to reimburse...more

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Illinois Department of Labor Amends its Regulations Governing the State’s Business Expense Reimbursement Law

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The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) has published amended regulations, effective April 14, 2023, to Illinois’ Wage Payment and Collection Act (IWPCA). The amended regulations impact Illinois’ robust expense reimbursement...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Webinar] Return to Work Series: A New Age for Employers - July 28th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

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Time for Compliance in an Altered Work Environment - As companies continue settling into their new working environments—remote, hybrid, or fully back in the office—there remain a number of challenges that have stemmed...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Time Is Not Always Money: Ninth Circuit Holds That Pre-Employment Drug Testing Is Not Compensable Under California Law

On June 13, 2022, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held in Johnson v. WinCo Foods Holdings, Inc, et al. that class members who were not yet employed by WinCo were not entitled to compensation for the time required to take a...more

Proskauer - California Employment Law

Employer Need Not Reimburse Travel Expenses for Drug Test

A federal appeals court recently affirmed a summary judgment entered in favor of WinCo Foods in a class action alleging that WinCo should have reimbursed successful job applicants for the time and travel expenses they...more

Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

Colorado Legislature Dramatically Changes Non-Competition Law

Non-competition agreements have been a political hot-button issue for the last year out of growing concern, on both sides of the aisle, that these agreements are overused to the detriment of employees. On the final day of...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Must Companies Reimburse Employees for Home Office Expenses?

Over the past several weeks, employees have filed a number of class action claims in California alleging that their employers failed to pay expenses associated with their home working arrangements, in violation of state law....more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Doing Business in California, a Totally Helpful (and Free) Resource for You!

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Getting ready to return to the office in California and need a refresher on what makes California law “special”? Have plans to open an office/location somewhere in California and want to understand what laws apply and how...more

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Massachusetts to End COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave

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The Massachusetts COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave Program will end on March 15, 2022, the state has announced. On February 28, 2022, the Executive Office for Administration and Finance sent official notice to...more

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