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For some employees, getting their work computer up, running, and ready to perform each day is a complicated, time-consuming process. When should an employer pay for that daily process? A call center employee’s workday...

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On October 31, 2022, the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a press release to announce her next litigation target. It takes aim at electronic monitoring and “algorithmic management of...

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Starting January 1, 2023, a new group of employer obligations will land. Here are some of the most significant. Pay transparency California Senate Bill (SB) 1162 requires employers of 100 or more contract employees to...

Dec 18, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · California

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...

Dec 18, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · California

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...

Dec 04, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · California

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...

Dec 04, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · California

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...

Dec 04, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · California

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...

Nov 30, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · New York

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...

Nov 30, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · New York

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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