In a recent case, a group of employees who assist home-bound individuals sought unpaid overtime wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In a complex situation in which four separate entities controlled different...
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Property owners, think twice before directing tenants to hire independent contractors to do work at your properties. The “Privette” doctrine, which usually creates a strong presumption that the contractor is responsible...
Did an employer’s failure to file a valid notice of appeal from the California Labor Commissioner’s orders bar the trial court from awarding the bonds they posted? Background From 2002 to 2016, Manuel Chavez worked as an...
A California trial court determined a school district had good and nondiscriminatory reasons to terminate a part-time substitute teacher and special education aide because she was medically incapable of doing the job...
As I sat down to write about the reemergence of holiday office parties, I took to the polls, as I often do. HR managers generally follow a conservative path, wanting some fun but listing heavily toward the side of...
Most every employment arbitration agreement will be declared to be procedurally unconscionable since it generally is provided on a take-it-or-leave-it basis as a condition of the job. If you add any substantive...
Recently, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit (which covers Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin) wrestled with the question of whether an employer can violate the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) by...
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In a case from earlier this year, the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals consolidated five Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) lawsuits filed by the same law firm for retail stores’ alleged failures to offer braille...
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Many employers realize they cannot sack employees for their political beliefs. In a recent decision, however, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (whose decisions control in New York) held an employer may...
Arbitration of employment disputes is both a blessing and a curse. In discrimination and wage and hour cases, it has helped employers limit litigation exposure and costs. On the flip side, many employers—especially those...
Choosing which state law applies can make a huge difference in winning some of the battles in employment litigation. In a recent decision, the Appellate Division, Second Department held that because Texas state law was...
On October 26, 2022, the New Jersey Appellate Division once again confirmed that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preempts the 2019 amendment to the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) invalidating employment...
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Over a year has passed since student-athletes gained the right to enter endorsement deals with businesses across the country. The name, image, and likeness (NIL) era, as it has been termed, has caused both excitement and...
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The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave oversees the Commonwealth’s Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program, which went into effect on January 1, 2021. Under the law, employees are eligible to take...
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Recently, we discussed a case from the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals where it ruled on how courts define an adverse employment action. Because of precedent, the court issued a pro-employer decision, but it urged all...