Employers are paying close attention to pay transparency laws, which are the latest trend in employment legislation. Often expanding on existing pay equity laws, many state and local governments have enacted or proposed...more
1/14/2025
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Corporate Counsel ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employee Rights ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
New Legislation ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Transparency ,
Remote Working ,
Reporting Requirements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
With 2024 underway, we highlight some of the most pressing legal issues facing employers this year, including increased regulation of noncompetition agreements, new paid family and medical leave laws, a new Overtime Rule, and...more
4/23/2024
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Citizenship Status Discrimination ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Independent Contractors ,
Medical Leave ,
Misclassification ,
New Rules ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Off-Duty Employees ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Remote Working ,
Unions
On August 30, 2023, the US Department of Labor announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, which would increase the white-collar exemption salary threshold for employees to qualify as exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act...more
On October 11, 2022, the US Department of Labor (DOL) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would revisit the definition of an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)....more
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has issued an opinion in Jinks v. Credico (USA), LLC setting forth the appropriate standard governing joint employer liability under the Massachusetts Wage Act.
The Massachusetts...more
Ferra v. Loews Hollywood Hotel, LLC, 2021 WL 2965438 (July 15, 2021) -
On July 15, 2021, the California Supreme Court issued a long-awaited decision, Ferra v. Loews Hollywood Hotel, LLC, regarding the rate at which premium...more
9/23/2021
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CA Supreme Court ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Jurisdiction ,
Labor Code ,
Meal Penalties ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
SCOTUS ,
Sua Sponte ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Wage and Hour
Employee misclassification continues to be the largest source of class action litigation in the logistics industry.
California Trucking Association v. Bonta May Head to the Supreme Court -
Independent contract...more
9/22/2021
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Appeals ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Employee Definition ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (FAAAA) ,
Gig Economy ,
Misclassification ,
NLRA ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Reversal
The vast majority of class action litigation in the logistics industry over the past quarter, and indeed the last few years, has been focused on the issue of worker misclassification.
In particular, as state legislatures...more
1/7/2021
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Class Action ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (FAAAA) ,
Independent Contractors ,
Logistics ,
Misclassification ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Trucking Industry ,
Unions