Wage and Hour, Collective Bargaining, Compensation & Benefits

New SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract is Now in Effect

International Lawyers Network on 7/22/2025

SAG-AFTRA and the Joint Policy Committee (JPC) have reached agreement on a new Commercials Contract, which is now officially in effect. Notably, the deal was reached without a strike — a rare outcome in recent...more

Claimant’s Average Weekly Wage Was Properly Calculated Based on a 40-hour Work Week, Even Though He Only Worked a Total of 10 Days...

Marshall Dennehey on 2/27/2025

County of Allegheny v. Michael Marzano (WCAB); No 1111 C.D. 2022; filed Dec. 24, 2024 - The claimant was employed by the employer as a corrections officer. He filed a Claim Petition alleging that on July 27, 2018, he was...more

Superior Labor Court Pivots, Authorizing Salary Deductions in Cases of Negative Compensatory Time

Mayer Brown on 4/26/2024

In March, the Second Chamber of the Brazilian Superior Labor Court has changed its position on the matter following a trial, upholding the validity of a collective labor agreement clause authorizing employers to make...more

NLRB Establishes New Joint Employer Rule

McCarter & English, LLP on 11/20/2023

The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) governs private sector labor/management relations in the United States. Under the NLRA, employers have certain responsibilities and restrictions with regard to their employees,...more

Four Ways Manufacturing Employers Can Reduce Risk Of Class Action Litigation

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 12/10/2020

While most employers’ collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) require that class action grievances be submitted to an arbitrator for adjudication, employers in the manufacturing industry may want to consider extra precautions...more

How Might Virginia’s New Legislative Trifecta Affect Employers in the Commonwealth in 2020?

Littler on 1/7/2020

In the November 2019 election Virginia gained a Democratic “trifecta”—both legislative chambers and the governorship are now controlled by one political party. It has been over two decades since Democratic lawmakers...more