Rest and Meal Break, State and Local Government, Appeals

Washington Supreme Court Denies Appeal of Meal Period Penalty Case

Perkins Coie on 3/4/2025

In October 2024 we wrote about the Washington State Court of Appeals’ opinion in Androckitis v. Virginia Mason Medical Center, which held that the remedy for meal period violations includes three components: (1) payment of...more

Update on Key Issues for Motor Carriers Involving Independent Contractors

Holland & Knight LLP on 5/20/2021

This Holland & Knight Transportation Blog post provides an update on several developments of interest that impact motor carriers and their logistics operations. FMCSA Meal and Rest Break Rule Preempts California's "ABC...more

The Health Care Provider Exemption to Emergency Paid Sick Leave in the Families First Coronavirus Act - Are you Covered?

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 4/2/2020

Yesterday, the Department of Labor issued temporary regulations regarding the “health care provider” exemption to employer-provided paid time off and paid leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”)....more

California Appellate Rulings Give Employers Some Good News On Break Premiums

Hogan Lovells on 12/3/2019

The filing of class actions against California employers for meal and rest break violations remain as prevalent as ever, but the California Courts of Appeal have recently issued two rulings that may help employer-defendants....more

Home Health Care Aides Working Twenty-Four Hour Shifts Can Be Paid For Thirteen Hours If Employer Meets Sleep and Meal Time...

Farrell Fritz, P.C. on 4/16/2019

Home health care aides working twenty-four hour shifts can be paid for as little as thirteen hours under certain conditions, according to a March ruling from the New York Court of Appeals in Andryeyeva v. New York Health...more

NY Court of Appeals Decision Saves the NY Home Care Industry – What’s Next for Home Care Providers?

Littler on 3/28/2019

New York’s vast home care industry and those who rely on their services breathed a sigh of relief on March 26, 2019, when the New York Court of Appeals gave providers the green light to continue to pay home care aides for 13...more

A Paramount Reversal Just Saved the NY Home Care Industry

Littler on 3/27/2019

The day most anxiously anticipated (or dreaded) by the vast home care industry in New York has arrived, and a huge sigh of relief from home care agencies and New Yorkers who rely on their services can be heard across the...more

NY Court of Appeals Upholds 13 Hours Pay for 24-Hour Shift Home Health Aides

FordHarrison on 3/27/2019

Yesterday the New York Court of Appeals issued its long-awaited decision on 24-hour shift home health aides who work as “sleep-in” workers....more

Certainty is (Even Closer) on the Horizon for the New York Home Care Industry

Littler on 2/14/2019

The New York home care industry has faced collapse since a series of New York Appellate Division decisions invalidated New York Department of Labor (NY DOL) policy and held that home care attendants working 24-hour shifts who...more

Certainty is on the Horizon for the New York Home Care Industry

Littler on 3/9/2018

The home care industry has faced collapse since a series of New York Appellate Division decisions invalidated New York Department of Labor (NY DOL) policy and held that home care attendants working 24-hour shifts who are...more

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