Since the enactment of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in the late 1930s, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued opinion letters as a means of providing guidance to workers, employers, and other stakeholders regarding the application of federal employment laws.
Continue Reading U.S. Department of Labor Issues Six Opinion Letters Addressing FLSA and FMLA
In a significant development for employers, on July 10, 2023, California Governor Newsom revitalized the Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC) by allocating it $3,000,000 as part of the state’s 2023 budget
Continue Reading The California IWC: What’s Old Is New Again
While perhaps overlooked in favor of other high-profile rulings (we’re looking at you, Viking River Cruises), the California Supreme Court’s decision in Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc.
Continue Reading Meal And Rest Break Claims Now Pose High Financial Risks to California Employers
The California Court of Appeal ruled in Seviour-Iloff v. LaPaille1 that employees could pursue Labor Code-based claims against executives of their employer, personally. The court found that Labor Code
Continue Reading Executives Potentially Liable for Wage Claims
On April 4, 2022, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) held, in Reuter v. City of Methuen, that the Massachusetts Wage Act, G.L. c. 149, § 148, requires courts
Continue Reading Massachusetts Employers Strictly Liable for Late Payments Under Wage Act
On Sept. 9, 2021, the California Court of Appeal in Wesson v. Staples The Office Superstore, LLC, supported what employers have been arguing since Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA)
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Join Greenberg Traurig’s Tiffany S. Fordyce and Ryan P. O’Connor on June 25 1-2 p.m. ET for a Practising Law Institute online program, “Work from Home Considerations: What Employers
Continue Reading 6/25 PLI CLE Program- Work from Home Considerations: What Employers Should Know
Much has been written cautioning employers about the twin holdings of Donohue v. AMN Services LLC, in which the California Supreme Court said on Feb. 25 that employers “cannot
Continue Reading Rethinking Meal Break Class Certification After Calif. Ruling
On Feb. 25, 2021, the California Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated decision in Donohue v. AMN Services, LLC. The opinion answers two important questions: (1) whether “employers can[] engage
Continue Reading Donohue – Rethinking California Meal Period Claims
On the heels of our reporting that new DOL joint employment regulations are set to take effect March 16, the NLRB jumped into the fray and issued a final
Continue Reading Joint Employment Update: NLRB Issues Final Rule; 17 States Sue to Enjoin New DOL Rule