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The South Korean Supreme Court recently ruled that bonus payment can be conditioned on the employee remaining employed on the payment date, resolving an issue that had been left unclear in a prior decision. ...more
In Illinois, nondiscretionary “performance bonuses,” such as bonuses paid in recognition of employees satisfying certain performance and safety metrics and seniority goals, must be factored into employees’ regular rate of pay...more
The Illinois Supreme Court held employers violate overtime law by not including non-discretionary bonus payments when calculating employees’ overtime rate. The case is Mercado v. S&C Electric Co., 2025 IL 129526 (Jan. 24,...more
In a recent decision, the Massachusetts Appellate Division of the District Court Department affirmed the trial court’s award of summary judgment in favor of an employer that had argued that a retention bonus did not...more
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, applying Louisiana law, has held that an insurer does not need to cover a monetary judgment rendered in favor of two former employees of the insured...more
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice’s decision in Boyer v. Callidus, 2024 ONSC 20 (“Callidus”) serves as a helpful reminder to employers of the importance of carefully drafting, documenting, and communicating contractual...more
Our November update includes a Supreme Court decision on employment status and the right to join a trade union, whether a bonus clawback clause can be an unlawful restraint of trade, and how to deal with a “heat of the...more
On June 30, 2023, the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico issued an Opinion and Order interpreting an employer’s obligation to pay the Christmas Bonus to employees covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). Writing for the...more
On March 3, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico issued a decision declaring Law 41-2022 null and void, effectively reinstating the prior state of many of Puerto Rico’s employment statutory...more
In a pro-employer decision addressing the overlap of federal and California wage and hour law, the California Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District upheld summary adjudication for the employer, finding that the...more
In Bowen v. JC Clark Ltd., 2022 ONCA 614, the Ontario Court of Appeal (OCA) put employers on notice that their discretion in awarding discretionary bonuses is not unconstrained and must be exercised fairly and reasonably. ...more
Welcome to FP Snapshot on Manufacturing Industry, where we take a quick snapshot look at the most significant workplace law developments over the past month with an emphasis on how they impact manufacturers. OSHA Penalties...more
We recently provided our predictions for what employers could expect to see in the wage and hour field over the next year as part of our FP Forecast series – but we had too many insights to fit into that edition. So we’ve...more
While most California employers are familiar with the “regular rate” from calculating non-exempt employees’ overtime payments, changes in the law make clear that employers will now need to perform the same regular rate...more
Developments during the COVID-19 pandemic have left a dark cloud of uncertainty for employers in the Golden State, and have led to many new claims under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). This webinar will cover how...more
On May 28, 2021, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a significant ruling in Magadia v. Wal-Mart Associates, Inc., on both California’s wage statement laws and standing to pursue claims under the Private Attorneys...more
Since March 12, there have been 1,914 lawsuits (including 152 class actions) filed against employers due to alleged labor and employment violations related to the coronavirus....more
On October 9, 2020, in Matthews v. Ocean Nutrition Canada Ltd., 2020 SCC 26, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC)—the highest court in the country—released a highly anticipated decision in an employee’s appeal of the Nova Scotia...more
For decades, federal wage and hour regulations have required that non-discretionary bonuses paid to employees be included in the recipients’ “regular rate” for purposes of calculating their overtime premiums. In other words,...more
Q. A client of my company asked whether it could offer production bonuses to our employees who deliver their work product prior to the deadline. Does the FLSA require my company to account for these third-party bonuses when...more
Perhaps the most frequently violated provision of the Fair Labor Standards Act is that law’s requirement that non-discretionary bonuses be included in non-exempt employees’ regular rate of pay used for purposes of calculating...more
A sales employee suffers from acute stress and anxiety, which ultimately force him to take a 12-week medical leave of absence under the FMLA. Later that year, when the employer considers bonuses, the employee does not...more
Employers frequently wonder when to pay bonuses to employees on leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Do employees who do not meet certain goals due to leave qualify for such bonuses?...more
Law Implementing GDPR Published in Belgian Official Gazette - New Legislation Enacted - The Belgian Law of July 30, 2018, on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data was...more
In a less-than-favorable decision for employers – Alvarado v. Dart Container Corporation – the California Supreme Court addressed how to calculate the overtime pay rate when the employee earns a non-production, flat sum bonus...more