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Bob Evans Restaurants LLC v. Robert Schriver (WCAB); No. 158 C.D. 2024; filed March 11, 2025; Senior Judge Leavitt - The Commonwealth Court reversed a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board, reinstating a judge’s...more
On February 21, 2025, California Assemblymember LaShae Sharp-Collins (D), representing San Diego, introduced Assembly Bill (AB) No. 1371 (“Right to Refuse Unsafe Work With Pay”) in the California State Assembly....more
California is well-known for its commitment to worker protection, which, while beneficial for employees, can present challenges for employers striving to maintain compliance....more
The Colorado Court of Appeals held that deducting product fees from an employee’s wages unlawfully shifts the burden of an employer’s business costs and reduces an employee’s wages....more
California law has long held that an employer’s good faith dispute over wages owed, if any, to its employees will preclude the imposition of “waiting time” penalties otherwise due following the termination of their...more
We previously wrote about a Michigan Supreme Court decision to reinstate two voter initiatives – the Wage Act and the Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA) – and state agency responses to that decision (the “Original Order”), which...more
The State of California’s minimum wage is set to increase to $16.50 per hour (an increase of $0.50 from the current minimum wage of $16.00), on January 1, 2025. The state minimum wage will apply to all employers, regardless...more
In an increasingly cashless society, many employers are considering moving to payroll debit cards to provide workers with greater flexibility and convenience. ...more
Terminating employees can be a daunting task. Failing to follow your state or local rules when terminating an employee can make the task exponentially more difficult and expensive. When a business plans on firing or laying...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The New Jersey Supreme Court held that amendments to New Jersey’s Wage and Hour Law and Wage Payment Law that increase employer wage-hour liability are not retroactive....more
In a recent unanimous decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Christopher Maia v. IEW Construction Group, the seven-judge panel reversed the prior judgment of the Appellate Division and held that the August 6, 2019,...more
For the second time, the California Supreme Court issued a ruling in Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Systems in May. In May 2022, the California Supreme Court issued its first decision in Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Systems,...more
Notwithstanding the ‘love’ cited by Raymond Carver in his masterpiece, one of the main reasons why people work is the pay. You might even say that people love pay. ...more
The Brazilian Ministry of Labor and Employment (“MTE”) described the Length of Service Guarantee Fund Digital (“FGTS Digital”) as “a set of integrated systems that will manage the various processes related to fulfilling the...more
On January 31, 2024, several U.S. government agencies released proposals and guidance aimed at imposing new pay transparency and salary history requirements upon federal government contractors and subcontractors. These...more
In a hotly anticipated decision, the New York State Appellate Division, Second Department held in Grant v. Global Aircraft Dispatch, Inc. that manual workers do not have a private right of action under the New York Labor Law...more
With limited exceptions, California law does not require employers to provide employees with a premium rate of pay for working during holidays or paid days off for holidays unless contractually obligated to do so. However,...more
I. Introduction: EWA on the Precipice - The increasing use of earned wage access (“EWA”) by workers in the United States and around the world has helped to bring financial flexibility to many previously constrained by the...more
Geht der Kündigungsschutzprozess für den Arbeitgeber verloren, freuen sich viele Arbeitnehmer auf die rückwirkende Auszahlung des ausstehenden Gehalts: Sie fordern Annahmeverzugslohn. Dabei vergessen sie oft, dass auf den...more
A recent Ninth Circuit panel held that Hyatt employees who were “laid off” in March 2020 were entitled to payment of their accrued vacation time immediately, even though the employees were not officially terminated until June...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The use of contracting arrangements is widespread; however, around the world, we are seeing trends suggesting this type of work arrangement may become more restricted, higher cost or higher risk to...more
Two of the most common pay exemptions from federal and state overtime, meal and rest break, and minimum wage laws are the Professional and Administrative exemptions. Meagan Bainbridge and Lukas Clary detail how these two...more
On March 29, 2023, the California Supreme Court put the final nail in the coffin of an employee’s claim that California Labor Code Section 204 requires employees to be paid on weekends. The California high court declined...more
The recent seizure and shutdown of two prominent regional banks – Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank – highlights for employers the issues that an unexpected liquidity crisis may bring. And, it’s not just banking...more