Supreme Court: FLSA Retaliation Provision Protects Oral Complaints
Resolving a split among the circuits, today in Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp., the Supreme Court held that the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (“FLSA”) anti-retaliation provision protects...
View ArticleNYDOL Issues New Form NYLL Section 195 Pay Notices/Acknowledgements and...
New Forms: The new form NYLL section 195 pay notices and acknowledgements are found here: http://www.labor.ny.gov/formsdocs/wp/ellsformsandpublications.shtm. Print them using landscape setting. They...
View ArticleEmployer Not Entitled to Reimbursement of Advanced Wages and Benefits
Former employee takes an advance on sick days and obtains prepayment of medical and dental insurance premiums, then quits and does not pay back the advances. Employer seeks reimbursement of advanced...
View ArticleCalifornia’s 8-Hour Overtime Rule Applies to Out-of-State Residents Working...
California’s Supreme Court held in Sullivan v. Oracle that California’s 8-hour overtime rule applies to Colorado and Arizona resident employees who work full days within California for a California...
View ArticleFlemming v. Barnwell Nursing Home No Longer Good Law – Fees May be Awarded to...
Last year, we blogged that New York’s highest court ruled that attorneys representing objectors to class counsel’s fees were not entitled to fees even if successful. As of today, that ruling (Flemming...
View ArticleWaiver of FLSA Collective Action Rights in Any Forum is Unenforceable as a...
In Raniere v. Citigroup Inc., the Southern District of New York held that waiver of the right to proceed collectively under the FLSA in any forum is unenforceable as a matter of law, and granted...
View ArticleFebruary 1, 2012 is the Deadline to Provide New York Wage Notices, and Other...
The February 1, 2012 deadline to provide wage notices to your employees in New York is fast approaching. The forms can be found here. Other 2012 new labor and employment laws and regulations to keep...
View ArticleKeeping FLSA Settlements Confidential: Far From a Slam Dunk
There are a handful of certainties in life: death, taxes, the Yankees in the post-season, and the desire of an employer faced with an FLSA collective action to condition a settlement on some sort of...
View ArticleNew Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development calls for a “Do...
New Jersey employers relying on the “inside sales” exemption can breathe a bit easier these days. In September 2011, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDLWD) amended its...
View ArticleCalifornia Supreme Court Finally Decides That Employers Must Relieve...
In a unanimous decision, today the California Supreme Court held that employers are not required to ensure that employees stop all work during meal periods. Rather, employers must relieve its...
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