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Goldberg Segalla

Slip Sliding Away: NY Court of Appeals Expands the Scope of Slipping Hazards under Industrial Code § 23-1.7(d)

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The New York Court of Appeals recently expanded the types of hazards encompassed by Industrial Code § 23-1.7(d). In so doing, the court increased the likelihood of Labor Law § 241(6) liability for property owners, contractors...more

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP

Navigating the Challenges of California’s PAGA Law: Insights for Employers

California’s Private Attorneys’ General Act, or PAGA, just celebrated its 20th birthday despite repeated, failed attempts at its repeal. California’s Labor Code is among the strictest in the nation and California law affords...more

White and Williams LLP

Updating The Company Employee Handbook Should Move to the Top of Every Company’s Year-End To Do List

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As year-end approaches, companies, both large and small, are busy closing out 2023 and putting plans in place for 2024. A key priority that should not be neglected as you make preparations to close out an old year and start a...more

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Missed Payroll in the Wake of Bank Collapse: Implications, Strategies, and Minimizing Risk

In the wake of the recent news of bank failures, businesses—and their investors—are rightly concerned about the implications of a missed or delayed payroll. Let’s look at those implications, and strategies for minimizing...more

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California Employment News: PAGA - The Four-Letter Word of Employment Law

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In this episode of California Employment News, Lukas Clary and Meagan Bainbridge discuss recent developments relating to the labor code Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) and steps that employers can take to mitigate the...more

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Littler Global Guide - France - Q4 2019

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Reporting Harassment to Third Parties Constitutes Slander - Precedential Decision by Judiciary or Regulatory Agency - When reporting facts that can form the basis for a complaint of harassment (moral or sexual), the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The Future of Independent Contractors: Ninth Circuit Applies Dynamex Retroactively and the DLSE Issues Opinion Letter Expanding...

Last year, the California Supreme Court decided Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles, a landmark decision that dramatically increased the risk of misclassifying individuals as independent...more

Fisher Phillips

Wage Statement Litigation Continues To Clog California Courts

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Most employers do not spend much time reviewing pay statements—often a single piece of paper provided to employees each pay period containing the hours worked, amounts paid, and similar information usually accompanying the...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Prevailing Wages: SB 96

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The following Q&A were from a recent Best Best & Krieger LLP free webinar “SB 96: Department of Industrial Relations’ New Prevailing Wage Penalties.” The webinar was presented as part of an ongoing series...more

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The Ongoing Pay Statement War: Employers Continue To Battle The Dark Side Of The Force

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California leads the nation in micromanaging pay statements, including (but not limited to) exposing an employer’s officers or agents who intentionally violate the law to criminal prosecution and fines up to $1,000. The...more

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