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Class Action Compliance Employee Rights

A class action is a type of legal action where a representative individual or group of individuals can bring a claim on behalf of a larger group or class who share a common legal interest.
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Washington State Sees Surge in Wage-and-Hour Class Actions

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Washington employers are experiencing a significant rise in wage-and-hour class action lawsuits, a trend that has accelerated with the recent entry of several California-based law firms into the state. These firms,...more

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MA Job Applications Should Provide Notice That You Will Not Use a Lie Detector Test as a Condition of Employment

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Though most in-house counsel (and even a lot of employment lawyers) are unaware, M.G.L. c. 149, Section 19B makes it unlawful for any employer to subject its employees or job applicants to a lie detector test....more

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What Do Businesses Need to Know About the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)?

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In August 2024, pilots employed by Alaska Airlines and members of the Air Force Reserves scored a major victory in a federal appeals court. In Synoracki v. Alaska Airlines, Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth...more

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Navigating Meal Period Compliance: Key Insights From Recent Washington Court Ruling for Employers

An appellate court in Washington state recently held a hospital liable to pay employees who worked through meal period breaks for their time worked plus compensation for an additional break as a penalty, highlighting...more

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$228 Million: The Cost of Independent Contractor Misclassification for FedEx Ground in California

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Yesterday, June 12, FedEx announced in papers filed with the SEC that its Ground Division “has reached an agreement in principle with [drivers] in the independent contractor litigation that is pending in …California [federal...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Employment Flash - September 2014

In This Issue: - SEC Pays First Whistleblower Award to Audit and Compliance Professional - Supreme Court Allows Affordable Care Act Contraceptives Religious Exemption - EEOC Adopts New Pregnancy...more

Proskauer - California Employment Law

California Appellate Court Affirms Denial Of Class Certification

As we recently reported here, there have been a number of appellate decisions ordering class certification based on the existence of an employer’s companywide policy – all while overlooking numerous individualized questions...more

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Failure to Provide Cal-OSHA-Required Recovery Periods to Avoid Heat Illness Now Results in Premium Pay – And More Class Action...

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California’s now familiar one-hour-of-pay premiums for missed meal and rest periods will gain more “heat” on January 1, 2014, when a one-hour-of-pay premium will be required for each day an employer fails to provide “recovery...more

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Putative Class Targets Purported Deficiencies in Employer Meal and Rest Break Policies

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Following the California Supreme Court’s Brinker ruling (April 2012 Employment Alert) that a California employer satisfies its meal/rest period obligations by “providing” rather than “ensuring” employees take rest and meal...more

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Big Money Wage-and-Hour Claims: Avoiding FLSA Collective Actions

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Despite an overall decrease in the number of civil cases filed in federal court in 2012, one type of case saw a big jump: Actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act rose nearly 29 percent in 2012....more

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