Employer Obligations to Accommodate Before Employees Arrive to Work
Dear Littler, We are a nursing services company with employees in various states, some of whom work remotely. Recently, some employees have been asking to be paid for time spent commuting to client sites or into our offices....more
Under the Washington Minimum Wage Act (MWA), employers are required to pay employees for all “hours worked.” Unfortunately, whether activities count as hours worked is not a simple concept, especially when it comes to...more
The 2019 legislature should clarify that employers may pay a travel stipend to attract workers to commute long distances. Eastern Oregon manufacturers were just hit by the Oregon legislature with a law that limits the number...more
In Troester v. Starbucks Corporation, the California Supreme Court recently held that the federal de minimis doctrine does not apply to claims for unpaid wages under the California Labor Code. As a follow-up to our recent...more