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Weak Demand Leads to Layoffs Among California Wineries: Navigating the Legal Risks of Cost-Cutting

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Recent studies indicate a steady decline in alcohol consumption in the United States over the past several years, following a global trend that has seen decreases in alcohol consumption from Ireland to India. Several factors...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

National Employment Perspective | Focus on California Wage and Hour

FOCUS ON CALIFORNIA WAGE AND HOUR - Ninth Circuit Interprets When Furlough or Temporary Layoff is a Discharge - A recent Ninth Circuit decision imposes new obligations on California employers that furlough or...more

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Federal Government Shutdown Will Significantly Impact United States Department of Labor Enforcement Activities, OSHA Cases

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The impending federal government shutdown will suspend many enforcement and consultation functions of the United States Department of Labor, including OSHA....more

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Furloughs Trigger Employer’s Obligation To Pay Final Wages Immediately

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A recent Ninth Circuit panel held that Hyatt employees who were “laid off” in March 2020 were entitled to payment of their accrued vacation time immediately, even though the employees were not officially terminated until June...more

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Complying with Wage and Hour Obligations in the Face of Crisis

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The recent seizure and shutdown of two prominent regional banks – Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank – highlights for employers the issues that an unexpected liquidity crisis may bring. And, it’s not just banking...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Key Issues for Employers following the Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank Closures

Despite the joint statement by the Treasury Department, the Federal Reserve and the FDIC, many of our clients continue to ask about state law restrictions related to postponing payroll for employees...more

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Employer FAQs on Liquidity Concerns in Light of the SVB Crisis

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The recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank highlights many of the concerns that employers might face should they find themselves in the midst of a liquidity crisis. Making payroll, arriving at decisions related to wage...more

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SVB Fall Out – Beware of Employment Law Risks

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Companies impacted by the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) failure may be concerned about their ability to meet immediate payroll obligations as they await funds from government regulators. Despite regulatory assurances that funds...more

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Statistics on Average Age of Employees Selected for Reduction in Force Helps Reverse Dismissal of Discrimination Claim

Employers considering layoffs or other restructurings should carefully develop a plan for evaluating and selecting employees who will be affected by the changes. In many situations, age discrimination claims become a major...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Effectively Managing Workforce Contraction in Turbulent Times

Rising inflation, increased costs of capital and the anticipation of a downturn in the economy have caused companies in many industries to begin to implement workforce reorganizations and reductions. In making plans for...more

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[Webinar] Return To Work Series: A New Age For Employers – Managing Your Workforce During Periods Of Uncertainty - October 18th,...

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Since the COVID-19 pandemic, employers across all industries have experienced various levels of labor imbalance. For many, this led to a boom in hiring. Now, employers are bracing for economic uncertainty, leading to...more

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Harassment Prevention Tweaks For Our Weird Times

What should employers be watching for? Since COVID hit in full force in March 2020, many employees started working from home and having work-related discussions -- and even parties -- via videoconference. Now that people...more

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Employment News: COVID-19, religion and belief

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A tale in two parts - COVID-19 and health and safety dismissals There have been more employment tribunal decisions examining when a COVID-19 related dismissal will be automatically unfair for health and safety reasons. One...more

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Illinois Bill Modifying Non-Competition Agreements Nears Enactment

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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is expected to soon sign into law a bill that will make significant changes to the Illinois Freedom to Work Act and affect the enforceability of employee non-competition provisions. The General...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Unprecedented: COVID-19 Litigation Insights, Volume 2, Issue 11

Welcome to the eleventh, post-Memorial Day issue of the 2021 edition of Unprecedented. As India and Peru experience record COVID-19 cases, many parts of the United States have reached a return to normality that was...more

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Funny You Should Ask: Employer Considerations For Rehiring Employees

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As more businesses begin to reintegrate employees into their pre-pandemic workplaces, many of our clients have questions regarding return-to-work issues. In this edition of Funny You Should Ask, we address three questions...more

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Rishi Rushes to Recoup Furlough Fraud Losses: The Taxpayer Protection Taskforce

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A year since the introduction of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, or the 'furlough scheme' as it is more commonly known, the extent of fraud associated with the government assistance programme has started to become...more

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Remote Work Checklist for Employers

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With the health outlook uncertain and the vaccination process months away from completion, many companies that shifted to remote work environments during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic still have employees working...more

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WARN Act COVID-19 Lawsuits on the Rise

Recently, the attorneys responsible for filing a much-publicized Florida class action against Enterprise Rental Car alleging violations of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“WARN”) struck again; this time...more

Epstein Becker & Green

#WorkforceWednesday: 2020 in Review and What's to Come in 2021

It's our first #WorkforceWednesday of 2021! The past year tested our resilience, and COVID-19 forced everyone to think creatively and adapt quickly. Nowhere was that seen more clearly than in the workplace. Workplace Safety...more

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What Employers Need To Know About California’s New Regional Stay Home Order

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California Governor Gavin Newsom just announced a Regional Stay Home Order on December 3 that could soon have a dramatic impact on businesses in the state. Unlike previous orders, the Regional Stay Home Order focuses on...more

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Alert: Extension to Furlough in the UK: What You Need to Know Today

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Further to the HM Treasury’s announcement at the end of October that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, which was originally due to end on 31 October 2020, would be extended until 2 December 2020, and its subsequent...more

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COVID-19: Extension of economic support ahead of national lockdown

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Ahead of England’s return to national lockdown this Thursday, the UK Prime Minister has announced the extension of support packages for both employed workers and for the self-employed. As reported by us previously the...more

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Right To Recall Laws Continue To Proliferate Throughout California

The public health crisis caused by COVID-19 has caused lawmakers up and down California to consider new and previously unheard of ways to protect employees.  While most of these methods have involved protections for existing...more

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AB 1731 Offers Much-Needed Reforms to California’s Work Sharing Program

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Signed into law on September 28, 2020, AB 1731 moves California’s work sharing program into the 21st century by mandating an online application process and specific deadlines for delivering claim forms. Work sharing is an...more

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