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The 2020 Chambers US Regional Employment Guide features guidance on employment law across 14 states and includes a unique state comparison tool for readers. The guide provides expert legal commentary on...more
10/22/2020
/ Black Lives Matter ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Discrimination ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Foreign Workers ,
Gig Economy ,
Harassment ,
Immigration ,
Independent Contractors ,
Interviews ,
New Guidance ,
NLRB ,
Privacy Policy ,
Remote Working ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
State and Local Government ,
Technology Sector ,
Unions ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Workplace Safety
As the calendar has turned not only to a new year, but also to a new decade, many commentators have offered predictions on employment law issues that will impact the next 10 years. We thought it might be interesting to take a...more
1/29/2020
/ E-Verify ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Eligibility Verification ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Fair Pay Act ,
Federal Contractors ,
Genetic Testing ,
GINA ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Lilly Ledbetter ,
Non-Discrimination Rules ,
Pay Gap ,
Sexual Harassment
Parents who took their children to Disney World in recent years may have been surprised when Disney “cast members” asked the young princes and princesses to place a finger on a scanner before entering the parks. Biometric...more
2/27/2019
/ Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Data Storage ,
Data Theft ,
Data Use Policies ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fingerprints ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Technology Sector ,
Timekeeping
On August 6, 2012, Douglas Troester, a former shift supervisor at a Starbucks location, filed a lawsuit against Starbucks in state court in Los Angeles, California. Mr. Troester filed his lawsuit on behalf of himself and a...more
8/1/2018
/ Appeals ,
CA Supreme Court ,
De Minimis Claims ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Labor Code ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Starbucks ,
State Labor Laws ,
Summary Judgment ,
Timekeeping ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Wage and Hour