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• Public Policy Protects An Employee From Termination For Making A Good Faith But Mistaken Claim To Overtime

  
  Labor Employment Law Blog — Authority: 407
  This week, a California Court of Appeal found that the plaintiff employee was entitled to a full trial on his wrongful termination claim, concluding that California public policy in favor of the employers duty to pay overtime wages protects an employee from termination for a mistaken but good faith claim to overtime ...
  11 hours ago

• CA Supreme Court Upholds Attorney-Client Privilege

  
  What's New in Employment Law? — Authority: 108
  Costco hired a law firm to advise the company regarding the classification of certain managers as exempt. The lawyer interviewed two of the managers to analyze their duties and responsibilities. She then produced a 22-page report. The report was considered confidential and privileged from the start. Later, Costco ...
  3 days ago

• Second Circuit Orders Release of Records to EEOC, Says Some Financial Services Workers May be Entitled to Overtime

  
  Connecticut Employment Law Blog — Authority: 493
  The Second Circuit Court of Appeals (which includes Connecticut) recently ruled on two cases of keen interest to employers. The first relates to enforcement of EEOC subpoenas and the second relates to the classification of some financial services workers. First, in EEOC v. United Parcel Services , the Court ...
  4 days ago

• OSHA issued 2nd largest fine in Colorado history

  
  JusticeNewsFlash.com | Legal News | Lawyer Press Release — Authority: 480
  Legal news for Colorado employment attorneys. Temple Grain was issued more than $1.6 million in fines. Occupational Health and Safety Administration and the Wage and Hour Division fined a Colorado grain elevator company $1.6 million in violations. Kiowa County, CO—The second largest workplace safety fine in ...
  1 week ago

• Financial Service Workers May Be Glorified "Production Workers" Who Are Entitled to Overtime -- Davis v. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

  
  California Labor and Employment Defense Blog — Authority: 395
  Loan officers, analysts, and brokers of various financial products are generally considered to be well compensated and prestigious positions.   As a result, these positions are often reflexively classified as exempt from overtime.  The Second Circuits recent decision in Davis v. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co ...
  1 week ago

• Do you know? H1N1 and employees’ leave rights

  
  Ohio Employer's Law Blog — Authority: 420
  The Department of Labor has published two guides for employers trying to navigate H1N1 and employees’ leave and pay rights (both PDFs): Pandemic Flu and the Family and Medical Leave Act: Questions and Answers Pandemic Flu and the Fair Labor Standards Act: Questions and Answers Neither presents ...
  1 week ago

• The Challenges of Small Business Employment Law

  
  The Publicists Assistant — Authority: 441
  Small business employment law can be challenging and expensive to follow, but finding informational resources and services to help guide the process can ensure compliance. Many of the rules that the government has put into place regarding employment apply to small businesses as much as any other sized business or ...
  2 weeks ago

• Do you know? Reliance on DOL opinions

  
  Ohio Employer's Law Blog — Authority: 420
  Do you know that it is an absolute defense to a wage and hour claim that you relied on a written opinion of the Department of Labor in making your minimum wage or overtime payments? According to 29 U.S.C. 259 : [N]o employer shall be subject to any liability or punishment for or on account of the failure of ...
  2 weeks ago

• November 6 roundup

  
  Overlawyered — Authority: 620
  Shop worker prevails in U.K.: no need to pay music royalty fees for singing while stacking shelves [ BBC ] Word arrives that Eric Turkewitz has been named a New York Super Lawyer, but he manages to control his enthusiasm [ New York Personal Injury ] In which a columnist criticizes a post-election Tweet of mine, ...
  4 weeks ago

• California Supreme Court Upholds Voluntary Employee Incentive Compensation Plan

  
  Labor Employment Law Blog — Authority: 407
  On November 2, 2009, the California Supreme Court handed down its decision in Schachter v. Citigroup, Inc.   At issue was Citigroups voluntary employee incentive compensation plan that provided employees with shares of restricted company stock at a reduced price in lieu of a portion of the employees annual cash ...
  4 weeks ago

• California Supreme Court Upholds Bonus Plans Forfeiture

  
  What's New in Employment Law? — Authority: 108
  Can a bonus plan provide for forfeiture of unpaid bonus if an employee voluntarily leaves employment or is fired for cause? Yes, said the California Supreme Court. Money quote: “nothing in the public policy of this state concerning wages . . . transforms [a] contingent expectation of receiving bonuses into an ...
  4 weeks ago

• Nevada judge approves Wal-Mart wages settlement

  
  Business Finance & Economy - business.marc8.com — Authority: 167
  Wal-Mart Stores Inc. received final approval on Monday of a settlement in which it will pay between $65 million and $85 million to resolve wage-and-hour violations alleged by millions of workers.
  4 weeks ago

• Ninth Circuit Upholds FLSA OT Plan

  
  What's New in Employment Law? — Authority: 108
  Ponoma Valley Hospital pays nurses one rate for 12 hour shifts, and a higher rate for eight hour shifts. The nurses requested the 12-hour shifts. To accommodate them, the hospital calculated how much it would have to pay to neutralize the payroll effect of the 12-hour shift.\ An employee claimed that the differing ...
  5 weeks ago

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