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Decertification Of Class Action Upheld

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Allison v. Dignity Health, 112 Cal. App. 5th 192 (2025) - Two former registered nurses filed a putative class action against their former employer, alleging various wage and hour claims...more

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Home Improvement and Legal Services Industries Under Attack for Independent Contractor Misclassification Claims: June 2025 IC...

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Last month, there were only a couple of legal developments in the area of independent contractor (IC) compliance and misclassification, but they were significant because two more industries — home improvement and legal...more

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Employment Law Update: Maryland Supreme Court Decides Not To Trifle With Wage And Hour Claims

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Ruling on a matter of first impression under Maryland law, the Maryland Supreme Court recently decided, in Martinez, et al. v. Amazon.com Services LLC, Misc. No. 17, Sept. Term 2024 (July 3, 2025), that the rule of “de...more

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Noncompliance with Federal and State WARN Acts Could Be Costly for Employers

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One now-shuttered digital media startup learned a hard lesson about the importance of complying with the requirements of the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act and its New York state-equivalent....more

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EDVA Judges Wade Into Circuit Split Over Certifying FLSA Collective Actions

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In an August 11 decision, Judge Henry Hudson of the EDVA conditionally certified a class of food service workers employed by a federal contractor at Fort Pickett who sued for unpaid overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards...more

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Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Decision Underscores Critical Need to Review Wage & Hour Policies

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Wage and hour laws are complex, compliance can be difficult, and mistakes can be very costly. An allegation of a mistake based on application of a policy or practice among a group of employees can result in a Fair Labor...more

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Fifth Circuit Rules that COVID-19 Pandemic Did Not Trigger the “Natural Disaster” Exception to WARN Notice Requirements

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In the first such decision from a federal appellate court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ruled the COVID-19 pandemic is not a “natural disaster” that exempts employers from providing advance notice of...more

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Employment Flash - September 2019

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This edition of Employment Flash looks at a series of recent NLRB decisions, many of which apply to all employers, not just those with unionized employees. We also discuss other U.S. federal and state labor and...more

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Web Exclusive - May 2018: The Top 14 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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