Labor Days
Ninth Circuit Rules that California Employees Can Trade Away Meal Period Rights
In a noteworthy decision last week, the Ninth Circuit ruled that fast food workers in California can voluntarily bargain away some of their meal period rights in exchange for discounted meals. The unanswered questions…
Has the California Supreme Court Doomed the Gig Economy?
On Monday, the California Supreme Court adopted a new standard for determining whether a worker qualifies as an employee for the purposes of wage-hour law. To the surprise of almost no one, the standard does not bode…
Add One Line in Your Employment Contracts and Policies to Reduce Exposure to Misclassification Liability
Employers, even with the most robust and well-intentioned human resources departments, can still face the dreaded misclassification lawsuit for their salaried employers. In many cases, exempt employees are properly…
The New Year Brings New Rules to New York
As January draws to a close, New York employers are confronting the reality of many new laws and regulations that govern the employment relationship – from the new Paid Family Leave law, to the new federal tax law. We…
Racism in Your Spare Time: What Are The Legal Limits for Employers?
On Saturday, August 12, as the nation watched, protests in Charlottesville, Virginia regarding the anticipated removal of a statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee turned deadly. In the days and weeks after, both…