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Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP

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

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

Epstein Becker & Green

Time Is Money: A Quick Wage-Hour Tip on . . . Successful Summer Internship Programs

With Memorial Day in the rearview mirror and the month of June upon us, many companies and organizations throughout the country are preparing to kick off the summer by welcoming an incoming cohort of summer interns....more

Amundsen Davis LLC

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

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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

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Oregon Minimum Wage Increase Takes Effect July 1, 2025

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On July 1, 2025, Oregon’s automatic minimum wage increase for non-exempt employees will take effect. Under Oregon state law, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) calculates an annual increase to the minimum wage...more

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Changes to Virginia’s Noncompete Statute

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Effective July 1, new legislation will take effect in Virginia imposing further restrictions on the use of covenants not to compete and prohibiting their use for employees who are eligible to receive overtime pay under the...more

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Virginia to ban non-competes for non-exempt employees, effective July 1, 2025

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On March 24, 2025, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed Senate Bill 1218 into law, expanding the Commonwealth’s restrictions on non-competition agreements. Effective July 1, 2025, Virginia employers will be prohibited from...more

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth

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

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

Jackson Lewis P.C.

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

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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

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

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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

Epstein Becker & Green

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

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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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Bad News For Employers: The California Supreme Court Disallows Rounding Meal Periods And Creates A Presumption That The Meal...

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Background: Under California law, employers must provide non-exempt employees with one 30-minute meal period that begins no later than the end of the fifth hour of work and another 30-minute meal period that begins no...more

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DOL Issues Practical Guidance on Multiple Wage and Hour Topics

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This week, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL) issued four opinion letters addressing a range of wage and hour issues including application of the fluctuating workweek payment method, pay methods for...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Home For the Virus Days? How to Handle Keeping Your Workers Away From the Office to Address COVID 19 Concerns

With companies try to keep employees safe but still conduct business while the coronavirus flattens out, employers should be mindful of their obligations to employees while working off-site. Non-exempt Hourly Employees - ...more

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U.S. Department of Labor Offers Guidance on COVID-19 Wage Related Issues

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Benesch Law’s Labor and Employment group recently wrote on general labor and employment related concerns relative to COVID-19 in an article published on March 6, 2020. In just the last six days, thousands of additional cases...more

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