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Court Highlights Distinction Between Pre- and Post-Retirement Benefits and Workers’ Compensation Carrier’s Reimbursement Rights...

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The recent New York Court of Appeals decision in Matter of Schulze v. City of Newburgh Fire Department (April 10) has significant implications for municipal employers and workers’ compensation insurance carriers in New York,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California Court of Appeal Clarifies Employer’s Obligation to Reimburse Expenses Depends on Whether They Were a Direct Consequence...

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On July 11, 2023, the California Court of Appeal in Thai v. IBM held that whether an employer is obligated to reimburse expenses incurred by an employee working from home turns on whether the expenses were a direct...more

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Thinking It Through: Wage and Hour Implications of Employer Responses to the Coronavirus

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The spread of the novel coronavirus and associated outbreak of the COVID-19 disease raise challenging questions for employers. This article will describe some of the U.S. wage and hour implications resulting from employers’...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Court to Consider Whether California Ride Share Drivers Who Make Airport Runs Are Exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act

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On November 26, 2019, San Francisco Superior Court Judge Richard B. Ulmer ruled that the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) might not apply to Uber drivers who are engaged in interstate commerce while driving passengers to or...more

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Illinois Business Expense Reimbursement Law Now in Effect

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The Illinois legislature recently amended the state's Wage Payment and Collection Act (IWPCA) to require that employers reimburse employees for all reasonable “necessary expenses” that are “directly related to services...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

New Year Brings New Illinois Expense Reimbursement Law

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Because of a new law effect January 1, 2019, employers in Illinois should review and, if necessary, revise, their expense reimbursement policies to avoid a new source of potential class action exposure....more

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New Illinois Law Puts Money Back in Your Employees’ Wallets

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As of January 1, 2019, Illinois will have one of the most expansive employee expense reimbursement laws in the country. ...more

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New Illinois Laws Require Employers to Reevaluate Policies and Practices

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Breaks for Expressing Breastmilk Must Be Paid - Effective August 21, 2018, Illinois amended its Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act (820 ILCS 260/10). The prior law, which went into effect in 2001, required employers who...more

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Exploring Wage Deductions in California, Massachusetts, New York and Washington, D.C.

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Employers often struggle over compliance with state wage deduction laws, and these potential violations carry with them considerable penalties. In Massachusetts, for example, employers face triple damages for violations of...more

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