5th Circuit Will Reconsider Ruling Against Elon Musk About His Tweet

​The full 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will rehear a 5th Circuit panel’s decision finding that a tweet by Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors and owner of X Corp. (formerly... Read more »

Pay Attention to Prohibition on Comp Time for Nonexempt Workers in Private Sector

​Comp time is allowed in the public sector, but private-sector employers are prohibited from offering future paid time off to nonexempt employees in lieu of complying with the overtime requirements of the... Read more »

Company Liable for Employees’ Work-from-Home Expenses Incurred During Pandemic

​Takeaway: Employees in California who, following a March 2020 order from Gov. Gavin Newsom, were forced to work from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic were entitled to reimbursement from their employer... Read more »

AI Algorithms in Spain Look for Sick-Leave Fraud

​In 2018, unbeknownst to most employees, Spain’s social security system deployed an artificial intelligence algorithm to analyze the sick-leave claims among Spanish employees and flag unusual patterns as potential sick-leave fraud. The... Read more »

What Employers Should Know About the Updated Form I-9

Editor’s Note: This article has been updated. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced Friday a new Form I-9—which has been streamlined and shortened—that employers should use beginning Aug. 1, 2023. Employers may continue... Read more »

A California Labor Agency Returns, and Employers Will Feel the Impact

​California has re-established the Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC), an agency that can develop strict industry-specific rules that may affect wages, working conditions and workers’ rights. This move could help the Legislature get... Read more »

Overtime Violations Lead to $13 Million Settlement for Maryland Correctional Officers

​The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) recently agreed to a $13 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) over unpaid wages and overtime. The DOL investigated... Read more »

Court Finds Disney Skirted Minimum Wage Law

​A California appellate court recently ruled that the Walt Disney Co. violated a local minimum wage law in Anaheim, Ca., the location of Disneyland, the company’s original theme park. A class-action lawsuit representing... Read more »

USCIS: Employers Must Switch to New Version of Form I-9

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced Friday a new Form I-9—which has been streamlined and shortened—that employers should use beginning Aug. 1. Employers must stop using the older version of the Form I-9 (Rev.... Read more »

California Employers Beware: AG Announces CCPA Investigative Sweep

​California employers, beware: The state’s top prosecutor just announced his office is conducting an investigative sweep of whether and how large California employers have complied with data privacy requirements for employees and... Read more »