Tag: employment

June 30, 2022

A recent opinion from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, applying Louisiana’s restrictive law governing noncompetition agreements, reminds employers of the importance of establishing an employee-employer relationship before entering into noncompetition agreement. In Rouses Enterprises, LLC […]

June 29, 2022

California employers, both new and old, should take note of pending bills that could further expand companies’ legal responsibilities under California’s extensive and unique labor and employment laws. Below is a sampling of the Golden State legislation that employers may […]

May 31, 2022

This article covers the general process and important issues that we see come up in the course of California’s Employment Development Department tax audits, with a focus on the employment misclassification audits of businesses that utilise the services of independent […]

May 10, 2022

Every year, hundreds of thousands of new immigrants arrive in Canada. For many of these immigrants, their arrival is accompanied by a set of challenges as they adapt to new cultures, languages and communities. Barriers to employment are one such […]

March 24, 2022

Labor law is not at the heart of the French presidential campaign, which is rather unusual. The latest major reforms, initiated under the presidency of François Hollande and then extended by the “Marcon” ordinances of September 22, 2017, seem to […]

December 9, 2021

The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (“DFEH”) recently announced a new effort to identify and correct violations of the Fair Chance Act. The Fair Chance Act, which was enacted in January 2018 and is commonly known as California’s […]

December 3, 2021

If you suspend an employee with pay, is that an adverse employment action? Funny you should ask as the Eleventh Circuit issued an opinion this week on this very subject. In this case, a former congressman sued his former employer, […]

November 12, 2021

California Labor Code section 925 remains a potent weapon for departing employees who live and work in California who wish to avoid covenants not to compete. Often, employers will place choice of law provisions in their employment agreements and hope […]

July 29, 2021

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has rescinded a final rule issued under the Trump administration that narrowed the definition of “joint employer” under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The rescission makes it more likely that an employer will […]

May 26, 2021

As featured in #WorkforceWednesday: This week, we look at the fallout from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) change in guidance for fully vaccinated individuals. CDC Guidance Causes Uncertainty In the wake of the CDC guidance removing masks […]

April 27, 2021

Human resource professionals who regularly rely on the doctrine of at-will employment should take note of a recent decision by the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, a ruling that illustrates the fragility of that doctrine. The appellate court held […]

January 29, 2021

Bank Employee Who Was Harassed By A Customer Can Proceed With Sexual Harassment Claim Christian v. Umpqua Bank, 2020 WL 7777882 (9th Cir. 2020) Jennifer Christian, a former employee of Umpqua Bank, alleged she was sexually harassed by one of […]

December 17, 2020

From workplace safety to new leave provisions, the employment law landscape was rocked in many unexpected ways this year. The pandemic has left an indelible mark on the way employers will conduct their businesses going forward. Wage and hour compliance […]

December 4, 2020

U.S. job growth slowed sharply in November, suggesting the labor-market recovery is losing steam amid a surge in coronavirus cases and new business restrictions. Employers added 245,000 jobs last month, less than half the 610,000 jobs added in October, the […]

August 6, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has raised many workplace compliance issues—which can lead to lawsuits if employers don’t keep up with evolving guidelines on wage and hour laws, leaves of absence, work-for-home arrangements, and bias prevention. “Employers need to be aware that […]

July 27, 2020

Employers are liable for paying their own employment taxes (Social Security, Medicare and unemployment) in addition to withholding and paying payroll taxes for their employees. All three QuickBooks Payroll plans (Core, Complete, and Elite) make it easy to calculate and […]

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 […]

April 7, 2020

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Babb v. Wilkie that the federal-sector provision of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) “demands that personnel actions be untainted by any consideration of age.” The Court heard oral arguments […]

October 9, 2019

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in two landmark cases concerning LGBTQ+ employment rights. The court first heard oral argument in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia. This case was consolidated for oral argument with a similar case, Altitude […]

September 19, 2019

The ABA is urging the U.S. Department of Labor to withdraw a proposed rule that would expand the type of federal contractors eligible for an exemption that allows them to discriminate in employment on the basis of religion. ABA President […]