It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes each month in 2017. August was no...more
9/9/2017
/ Affirmative Action ,
Appeals ,
Audio Recording ,
Class Action ,
Classification ,
College Admissions ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Breach ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Gig Economy ,
Green Cards ,
Hardship Distributions ,
Hurricane Harvey ,
Identity Theft ,
Independent Contractors ,
NLRB ,
On-Demand Services ,
Online Platforms ,
Over-Time ,
Pay Data ,
Popular ,
Standing ,
Trump Administration ,
Unions ,
Vetting ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wellness Programs
The battle over organizing workers in the on-demand economy continues to heat up. Yesterday, a federal court in Washington dismissed a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and others challenging the City of Seattle’s...more
8/2/2017
/ Antitrust Violations ,
Appeals ,
Arbitration ,
Chamber of Commerce ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Dismissals ,
Gig Economy ,
Independent Contractors ,
Local Ordinance ,
Lyft ,
NLRA ,
Preemption ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Price-Fixing ,
Ridesharing ,
State Action Immunity ,
Uber ,
Unions
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While it always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, the last few months have seen an unprecedented number of changes. May 2017 was no different, with...more
6/5/2017
/ Affordable Care Act ,
American Health Care Act (AHCA) ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Day of Rest Laws ,
E-Verify ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Workweek ,
Fast-Food Industry ,
Federal Budget ,
Federal Contractors ,
Food Service Workers ,
Gig Economy ,
Immigration Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
NLRB ,
OFCCP ,
On-Call Employees ,
OSHA ,
Paid Leave ,
Parental Leave ,
Popular ,
Portable Benefits ,
Repeal ,
Retail Workers ,
Sick Leave ,
Travel Ban ,
Trump Administration ,
Work Schedules
As we discussed recently, this was a significant week in the California Legislature, as the Assembly and Senate Appropriations Committees decided the fate of hundreds of bills in announcing which bills made it off the...more
5/31/2017
/ Ban the Box ,
Bids ,
Child Care ,
EMTs ,
Failed Legislation ,
Farm Workers ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Gig Economy ,
Higher Education Act ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Trafficking ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
LGBTQ ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
OSHA ,
Parental Leave ,
Prevailing Wages ,
Public Works ,
Raids ,
Reproductive Discrimination ,
Tax Credits ,
Veterans ,
Wage and Hour
Several weeks ago, we asked if the concept of portable benefits for gig economy workers was one step closer to reality, with rumors swirling of imminent federal legislation forthcoming. Well, this issue just took a big leap...more
Our weekly California Legislature “hot list” provides you with a preview of the bills that are up (as well as other important legislative action) the following week....more
5/8/2017
/ DFEH ,
FEHA ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Gig Economy ,
Human Trafficking ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Maternity Leave ,
Minimum Wage ,
Opportunity To Work Laws ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Settlement ,
Tax Credits ,
Tips ,
Veterans
Our weekly California Legislature “hot list” provides you with a preview of the bills that are up (as well as other important legislative action) the following week...
Recap of Legislative Bill Activity Last Week – The...more
4/21/2017
/ Agricultural Workers ,
Apprenticeships ,
Consumer Bill of Rights ,
De Minimis Claims ,
Food Service Workers ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Gig Economy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Trafficking ,
Immigrants ,
Legislative Agendas ,
LGBTQ ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Medical Marijuana ,
New Legislation ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Parental Leave ,
Pay Gap ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Public Works ,
Retaliation ,
Right to Work ,
Small Business ,
Tips ,
Veterans ,
Wage and Hour
Our weekly California Legislature “hot list” provides you with a preview of the bills that are up (as well as other important legislative action) the following week...more
4/15/2017
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Cal-OSHA ,
Claim Procedures ,
Commercial Driving Licenses ,
Drivers ,
Emergency Response ,
Farm Workers ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Gig Economy ,
Hotels ,
Human Trafficking ,
Immigrant Protection Laws ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Micro Entity Status ,
Minimum Salary ,
Opportunity To Work Laws ,
Over-Time ,
Part-Time Employees ,
Patient Rights ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Piece-Rate Pay ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Private Schools ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Right to Work ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Sales Commissions ,
Search Warrant ,
Small Business ,
State Labor Departments ,
Teachers ,
Tips ,
Veterans