Wage and Hour, Employees, Retailers

Clocking in on Los Angeles County’s New Fair Work Week Ordinance

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 7/24/2025

Los Angeles County has joined the ranks of other urban governments, including the City of Los Angeles, that have enacted fair workweek ordinances in attempt to provide workers with more predictable schedules and fairer pay....more

Compliance Tips for Retailers During the Holiday Season

Perkins Coie on 12/3/2024

The holiday season marks the busiest time of the year for retailers. Filled with holiday cheer, many shoppers look forward to availing themselves of ever-enticing holiday deals. To fully capitalize on the most wonderful...more

Fair Work Week Ordinance: Cruel Summer For LA County Employers

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/19/2024

Seyfarth Synopsis: Are you ready for it? The record-smashing icon, Taylor Swift, may have taken her tour to Europe, but that doesn’t stop new laws from cropping up back home. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed...more

Federal Court Rejects “Employer Knowledge” Defense in Arizona Wage Act Claims

Perkins Coie on 9/1/2023

A federal court in Arizona recently rejected a defense for Arizona employers seeking to avoid liability for unpaid wages under the Arizona Wage Act (AWA). In Arrison v. Walmart, 2023 WL 4421425 (D. Ariz. July 10, 2023), the...more

Los Angeles the Latest City to Adopt Fair Work Week Measures

Littler on 2/9/2023

Los Angeles, California recently joined San Francisco and Emeryville, California; New York City; Philadelphia; Chicago; Seattle; Euless, Texas; and Oregon as jurisdictions that have enacted “fair workweek” legislation. The...more

Wage and Hour Compliance: Overtime and Regular Rate

Perkins Coie on 2/1/2023

This blog series addresses common employment-related issues for cannabis industry professionals. This post addresses overtime rate requirements that manufacturers and retailers of cannabis products should consider to...more

Avoiding The Blame Game: How To Limit Your Liability To Other Companies’ Employees

Fisher Phillips on 1/4/2018

Numerous individuals who work in retail stores are actually employed by a company other than the retailer itself. These include vendor employees stocking product, sampling employees who offer customers tasty treats, inventory...more

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