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Marshall Dennehey

Claimant’s Appeal Was Insufficient, Workers’ Compensation Judge’s Wage Reduction Stands

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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

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California Assemblymember Sharp-Collins Introduces Workplace Safety Bill Authorizing Refusals to Work and Requiring Wages

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

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Staying Ahead of the Curve: Navigating California’s Prevailing Wage and Certified Payroll Reporting Requirements

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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

Clark Hill PLC

Colorado Court of Appeals Says Employers May Not Deduct Product Fees That Are Costs of Business From an Employee’s Wages

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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

BakerHostetler

Perception Versus Reality: Fifth Circuit Backs Board’s Unfair Labor Practice Finding on Termination Based on ‘Perceived’ Section 7...

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The National Labor Relations Board (Board) recently notched a win when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit found that a staffing company committed an unfair labor practice by terminating its employee when she...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Stricter Controls Over Wage Statement Penalty Awards Are a Gift For Some

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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

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Is Your Group Health Plan “Affordable,” According to the IRS? ‎

The 2025 open enrollment season for employee benefits is swiftly approaching. With newly released IRS guidance, employers should review the cost of their group health plan(s) to ensure affordability. Companies that rely on...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Michigan Supreme Court Clarifies Minimum Wage Law Decision

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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

Lewitt Hackman

California Increases State Minimum Wage (UPDATED)

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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

Epstein Becker & Green

Time Is Money: A Quick Wage-Hour Tip on … Offering a Compliant Payroll Debit Card Option to Employees

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In an increasingly cashless society, many employers are considering moving to payroll debit cards to provide workers with greater flexibility and convenience. ...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Proposes Interpretive Rule Characterizing Earned Wage Access Products as Loans

On July 18, the CFPB proposed a new interpretive rule that would characterize earned wage access (“EWA”) products as extensions of credit and subject to the Truth in Lending Act and Regulation Z. Under the interpretive...more

DarrowEverett LLP

Terminating Employees? Ignoring State And Local Wage Laws Can Cost You

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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 Shaw LLP

New Jersey Supreme Court Clarifies that Amendments to Wage Payment Law and Wage and Hour Law Are Prospective

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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

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New Jersey Supreme Court Finds 2019 Amendments to the Wage Payment Law and Wage and Hour Law are Not Retroactive

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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

Jackson Lewis P.C.

California Supreme Court Upholds Good Faith Belief Defense for Certain Wage Statement Penalties

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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

Venable LLP

CRD's New Pay Data Reporting Requirements

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California law requires private employers of 100 or more employees or remote workers hired through labor contractors to annually report pay, demographic, and other workplace data to California's Civil Rights Department (CRD)....more

Ius Laboris

What we mean by ‘pay’?

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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

Mayer Brown

FGTS Digital to Begin Effective Operation in March 2024

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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

Polsinelli

Breaking Down the Proposed Salary History and Pay Transparency Requirements for Federal Contractors

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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

Ballard Spahr LLP

House Tax Bill Would Greatly Accelerate Employee Retention Credit Filing Deadlines

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The current draft of the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 includes a proposed provision that would dramatically accelerate the deadline to file claims for the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) to January...more

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New York Court Puts Breaks on Manual Worker Weekly Wage Payment Claims

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

Foley & Lardner LLP

Illinois Imposes New Requirements on Employers Who Use Staffing Agencies

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Illinois employers who use staffing agencies should take note. The state’s Day and Temporary Labor Services Act (the “Act”), which was last revised by the General Assembly in 2017, was significantly amended this past...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Time Is Money: A Quick Wage-Hour Tip on ... Holiday Pay

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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

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: Navigating the EWA Regulatory Landscape

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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

McDermott Will & Emery

Annahmeverzugslohn: Nur noch stumpfes Schwert im Kündigungsschutzprozess?

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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

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