The United States Supreme Court recently held in Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc. v. Busk et al. that time spent waiting for and undergoing post-shift security checks is not compensable under the Fair Labor Standards Act...more
Waiting for and Undergoing Security Checks Not Compensable Time -
The United States Supreme Court recently held in Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc. v. Busk et al. that time spent waiting for and undergoing post-shift...more
1/13/2015
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Integrity Staffing v Busk ,
Labor Code ,
NLRB ,
Paid Leave ,
Reimbursements ,
SCOTUS ,
Security Checks ,
Sick Leave ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblowers
In a significant victory for California employers, the California Supreme Court threw out a $15 million judgment in favor of allegedly misclassified employees. In Duran v. U.S. Bank National Association, a putative class of...more
A California appeals court refused to hold Kaiser Foundation Health Plan liable for alleged off-the-clock overtime about which it lacked knowledge. In Jong v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., Jong, together with two other...more
No Liability for Off-the-Clock Work Absent Employer Knowledge -
A California appeals court refused to hold Kaiser Foundation Health Plan liable for alleged off-the-clock overtime about which it lacked knowledge. In...more
6/18/2014
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Arbitration ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Kaiser Permanente ,
Minimum Wage ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Over-Time ,
Pregnancy ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Wage and Hour
Finding that ample evidence existed that Walmart exercised control over the working conditions of the workers employed by Walmart’s warehouse subcontractors, a California federal district court in Carrillo v. Schneider...more
A California federal court in Enki Corporation v. Freedman held that a former employee’s access of the employer’s computer systems through his log-in credentials did not amount to unlawful hacking under either the Computer...more
In Sanchez v. Aerogroup, the plaintiff alleged that as a condition of her employment she was required to purchase at least eight pairs of shoes from her employer without reimbursement. She asserted violations of both minimum...more