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Los Angeles County’s Predictable Scheduling Ordinance Will Take Effect on July 1, 2025

On April 23, 2024, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to implement a fair workweek predictable scheduling ordinance, which will go into effect on July 1, 2025. ...more

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NLRB Establishes New Joint Employer Rule

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The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) governs private sector labor/management relations in the United States. Under the NLRA, employers have certain responsibilities and restrictions with regard to their employees,...more

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NLRB’s New Joint-Employer Rule: What It Means for Retailers and Other User Employers

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The National Labor Relations Board’s new Final Rule for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act expands the current standard by allowing the Board to find joint-employer status if an entity...more

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The NLRB’s Joint Employer Rule – Warning: Objects [of Liability] May Be Closer Than They Appear

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Adding to the list of employer-punishing labor changes this year, on October 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) issued a final rule establishing a joint employer standard. The standard defines when a...more

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NLRB Issues Final Rule: Standard Used to Determine Joint-Employer Status

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On October 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its new final rule regarding the Standard for Determining Joint-Employer Status under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). An employer will now be a...more

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NLRB Wants Employers to be Responsible for Contract, Franchise Workers

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In the latest of a string of decisions seemingly supporting President Biden’s claim of being the most pro-union president in history, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) this week issued its Final Rule on the Standard...more

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Los Angeles the Latest City to Adopt Fair Work Week Measures

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Los Angeles, California recently joined San Francisco and Emeryville, California; New York City; Philadelphia; Chicago; Seattle; Euless, Texas; and Oregon as jurisdictions that have enacted “fair workweek” legislation.  The...more

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California’s Tectonic Plates Shift — Part III

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And so we come to the ultimate affront to franchising. Responding to strong lobbying efforts by the Service Employees International Union (SIEU), the California legislature passed the Fast Food Accountability and Standards...more

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California Bill Aimed at Providing Increased Rights to Fast-Food Workers Sent to Governor for Signature

​​​​​​​On August 29, 2022, the California Legislature passed a heavily amended version of Assembly Bill (AB) No. 257, the Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act (FAST Recovery Act), which would provide increased...more

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NYC Council Considers Legislation to End At-Will Employment in the Fast Food Industry

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The New York City Council has proposed additional legislation that would have a major impact on businesses falling within the broad definition of “fast food establishments” and has scheduled a hearing on the bills for...more

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2017 Labor & Employment Laws: New Year, New Government, New Challenges

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On January 1, 2017, employers across the nation will face a host of new or amended federal, state, and/or local labor and employment requirements. At the same time, there is uncertainty as to how the Trump Administration and...more

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Motel 6 Sued By EEOC for Pregnancy Discrimination

New Orleans Motel Placed Employee on Unwanted Leave of Absence, Federal Agency Charges - NEW ORLEANS - G6 Hospitality, dba Motel 6, unlawfully placed a pregnant employee on leave solely because of the fact that she was...more

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A Legislative El Niño for California?: New 2016 Employment Laws for the State’s Private Sector Employers

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Experts are predicting a 95% chance of heavier-than-usual seasonal rainfall this year in Southern California based on the phenomenon known as “El Niño.”  Did the California Legislature and its Governor produce a comparable...more

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