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New Jersey Poised to Adopt Unique Warranty Time Multiplier: Latest Development In Statutory Warranty Reimbursement Requirements

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New Jersey appears poised to adopt a unique “average retail labor time allowance” multiplier to the compensation OEMs must pay dealers for warranty service, after both houses of that state’s Legislature voted on June 30, 2025...more

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Massachusetts High Court Clarifies Test to Determine Joint Employer Status under State Wage and Overtime Statutes

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On December 13, 2021, the highest state court in Massachusetts ruled that the proper test for determining joint employer status under the state’s wage and overtime statutes is the “totality of the circumstances” test formerly...more

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WPI Wage Watch: Minimum Wage, Tip, and Overtime Developments (January 2020 Edition)

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If January's minimum wage, tip, and overtime developments forecast what employers should expect throughout the remainder of the year, it could be a challenging 2020....more

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Doing Business in 2020: Courts Tackle Employment Law

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Part 2: New Employment-Related Court Decisions Impacting California’s Public and Private Entities - California and federal courts handed down a number of labor and employment-related decisions last year, impacting...more

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New Jersey Enacts Legislative Package to Add Teeth to Worker Misclassification Laws

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Seeking to tighten worker misclassification enforcement in New Jersey, on January 20, 2020, Governor Phil Murphy signed into law a package of legislation to add misclassification penalties, allow stop-work orders against...more

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Plaintiffs’ Bar Seeks to Expand Reach of California’s Dynamex Decision and ABC Test to Franchising, Joint Employment

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The battle over the scope and applicability of the so-called “ABC test” in determining California employers’ potential liability under wage and hour and other state labor laws continues unabated....more

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Good News for California Employers Following a Difficult 2019 Legislative Session

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On January 1, 2020, California businesses faced several new laws that may significantly impact business operations, including AB 5 (codifying the “ABC” test) and AB 51 (restricting the use of mandatory arbitration). On the...more

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Ninth Circuit Withdraws Decision Applying Dynamex Retroactively

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On July 22, 2019, the Ninth Circuit withdrew its recent decision applying the landmark employee/independent contractor classification case, Dynamex, retroactively and indicated that it will be certifying the question to the...more

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July Is Always the “New January” for Employment Laws, But This Year Takes the Cake!

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Every year, there are numerous state laws and local ordinances that take effect after the first of the year — and 2019 is no exception. Indeed, if anything, this year has seen a dramatic surge in the number of measures...more

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