?The California Supreme Court recently put the final nail in the coffin of an employee’s claim that California Labor Code Section 204 requires employees to be paid on weekends. The California high... Read more »
?Takeaway: In addition to federal Fair Labor Standards Act requirements, employers need to know state wage and hour requirements. Meal and rest break laws can be challenging for most employers, but even... Read more »
?A recent announcement from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) highlights the agency’s growing interest in curbing illegal provisions in mandatory arbitration agreements. “Because mandatory arbitration is on the rise, there are... Read more »
?Delivery drivers recently filed a class-action lawsuit against Weee!, a large online grocer based in Fremont, Calif., for numerous types of alleged wage and hour violations. The allegations, filed on March 23,... Read more »
?Due to heightened employee expectations and new laws requiring disclosure in some parts of the country, more employers are adding salary information to their job postings. Now, a new report shows just... Read more »
?The recent collapses of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank sparked widespread concerns about whether their customers would be able to make payroll and whether the instability would spread to other banks... Read more »
?Takeaway: Reading a provision of the California Labor Code together with a provision of the California Code of Civil Procedure leads to the conclusion that where weekly wages are due to be... Read more »
President Joe Biden on Feb. 28 announced he was nominating Julie Su to be the next secretary of the Department of Labor. Su, currently the deputy secretary of labor, previously was head... Read more »
?Berkeley, Calif. recently joined Los Angeles, San Francisco and Emeryville, Calif.; New York City; Philadelphia; Chicago; Seattle; Euless, Texas; and Oregon as jurisdictions that have enacted fair workweek legislation. The Berkeley Fair... Read more »
?Packers Sanitation Services Inc. (PSSI) violated child labor laws by employing at least 102 minors in dangerous conditions at 13 meat-processing facilities in eight states, according to a U.S. Department of Labor... Read more »