News & Analysis as of

Wage and Hour › Employment Policies › Contract Terms

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

An Important Win for Employers in California: Meal Period Waivers

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on

For over a decade, many California employers have issued written meal period waivers that permit employees to voluntarily agree to prospectively waive 30-minute meal periods throughout their employment and under certain...more

Payne & Fears

Prospective Written Meal Period Waivers Can Be Enforced in California Says the California Court of Appeal

Payne & Fears on

Employers in California often offer employees the ability to sign “meal period waivers,” usually at onboarding. These written waivers reflect the employee’s agreement, on a going-forward basis, to waive their first meal...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Wyoming’s New Non-Compete Law Starts in July: Employers Need to Look at Their Agreements Now

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

On Mar. 19, 2025, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon signed Senate Bill 107 into law, fundamentally reshaping the landscape for non-compete agreements in a major legislative move that will impact employers across Wyoming. Effective...more

Proskauer - California Employment Law

Does an Arbitration Agreement Require the Employer’s Signature?  Read the Fine Print

Proskauer - California Employment Law on

The California Court of Appeal recently reminded employers in an unpublished (but nonetheless chastening) opinion of the importance of carefully drafting arbitration agreements. In Pich v. LaserAway, LLC et al, the court...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Employment Law: Everything You Need to Know for the Beginning of 2025

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co. on

Israel began 2025 with a series of labor law amendments and updates. Following are highlights of relevant amendments and innovations. ...more

Bracewell LLP

UAE Employment Law Update

Bracewell LLP on

2 February 2022 saw the introduction of a new UAE Labour Law in the form of UAE Federal Law No. 33 of 2021, Regulating Labour Relations (“New Law”), repealing the existing UAE Labour Law, UAE Federal Law No. 8 of 1980 as...more

Epstein Becker & Green

In Adopting “Contract Coverage” Standard, NLRB Gives Employers Greater Flexibility to Act Unilaterally on Subjects Encompassed by...

Epstein Becker & Green on

As summer turned to fall, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) issued a steady stream of decisions with significant and favorable implications for employers. In the flurry of recent decisions, the Board...more

Littler

Ontario, Canada: Limiting Bonus Entitlements When Employment Ends

Littler on

The Ontario Court of Appeal recently upheld a lower court’s dismissal of an employee’s claim for payment of a bonus after resignation because the employer’s non-discretionary bonus policy included an “active employment”...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

New Guidance on “Use It or Lose It” Vacation Policies in Colorado: What Is “Earned” Cannot Be Forfeited

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on

The Colorado Wage Protection Act, which amended the existing Colorado Wage Act, § 8-4-101, et seq., governs payment of wages for work performed in Colorado. The Act became effective on January 1, 2015, and is enforced by the...more

9 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide