Employment Policies, Non-Exempt Employees, Employer Responsibilities

Meal and Rest Break Requirements for New York Restaurants: What Owners Need to Know

Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP on 6/6/2025

In the hustle of running a restaurant, it’s easy for meal breaks to slip through the cracks. However, New York law has specific requirements for giving your employees time to eat and rest. Ensuring your staff takes legally...more

California Court Affirms Employers Can Use Standing Meal Period Waiver for Employees Working Six Hours or Less

Amundsen Davis LLC on 5/15/2025

On April 21, 2025, a California Court of Appeal held employees working six hours or less in a single workday can prospectively waive their mandatory meal periods. The ruling provided clarification on a long-standing question:...more

Employers Catch a Break: California Court of Appeal Approves Prospective Meal Period Waivers

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth on 4/30/2025

On April 21, 2025, the California Court of Appeal issued an opinion validating written, prospective meal period waivers for non-exempt employees. The decision in La Kimba Bradsbery v. Vicar Operating, Inc. provides employers...more

Expanded Definition of ‘Low-Wage’ Employees in Virginia Non-Compete Ban: Employers Need to Act Now

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 4/28/2025

Virginia is the most recent state to tighten restrictions on employment non-compete agreements. Governor Glenn Youngkin signed a bill expanding the definition of low-wage employees under the state’s existing prohibition on...more

Virginia Extends Ban on Non-Competes

Woods Rogers on 4/11/2025

Virginia lawmakers extended the state’s ban on non-compete agreements to cover all non-exempt employees. This new law affects how employers can enter non-compete agreements with even more of their employees and goes into...more

Dear Littler: Do We Need to Compensate Employees for Travel Time and Other Time Spent Incidental to Work?

Littler on 3/27/2025

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

Time is Money: A Quick Wage-Hour Tip on … DOL Confirms Managers Are Blocked from Tip Pool Even When Working in Non-Supervisory...

Epstein Becker & Green on 1/30/2025

Section 3(m)(2)(B) of the FLSA prohibits employers, including managers or supervisors, from keeping any portion of an employee’s tips. Accordingly, the law has been clear that a manager or supervisor cannot participate in a...more

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