Category: Employment & Labor

August 13, 2020

Employers are legally required to pay a certain minimum wage to their employees, $7.25 an hour to comply with federal laws. In addition, employers need to pay overtime (at least 1.5% of the regular pay rate, or “time and a […]

August 11, 2020

California Judge Ethan Schulman of the San Francisco Superior Court issued a preliminary injunction on Monday against Uber and Lyft, blocking the companies from classifying their drivers as independent contractors. California passed a new law, Assembly Bill 5, that required […]

August 7, 2020

California legislators have until the end of August to approve bills for this session, and Gov. Gavin Newsom has until Sept. 30 to sign them into law. As in prior years, employers should note that many proposals would impact the […]

August 4, 2020

Employers usually may fire workers for posting racist content on social media, just as they can fire employees for making racist comments in the workplace. But when disciplining workers for offensive posts, employers need to ensure that they are following […]

July 30, 2020

Complying with anti-discrimination and anti-harassment laws is a critical part of the job for managers and HR professionals. To create a positive workplace that is inclusive of all employees requires going beyond what is legally mandated. Leaders can help improve […]

July 29, 2020

A highly compensated employee needs to customarily and regularly perform only one exempt duty to be exempt from overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), even if that duty does not involve the exercise of discretion and independent […]

July 23, 2020

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) gave employers more flexibility to discipline or fire employees for abusive conduct when they are engaging in otherwise protected activity under federal labor law. In recent years, the NLRB has safeguarded employee statements that […]

July 17, 2020

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has updated certain optional Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) forms that employers and workers can use to coordinate leave requests. The department is also requesting input from the public to improve FMLA regulations […]

July 16, 2020

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has signed two police reform bills into law calling for police reform and an end to systemic racism in law enforcement. The measures were framed in response to national outcry in the wake of the killing […]

July 13, 2020

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has, effective July 1, stopped seeking double damages—referred to as liquidated damages—in many cases that it settles before suing. But it still will seek them in litigation. Liquidated damages are a multiplier of any […]