SPB partner to address key Singapore compensation and benefits conference
Off to a flying start, or what? Not content with hosting the next in our series of international labour and employment law webinars...
View ArticleIndustrial Commission of Arizona Issues Long-Awaited Proposed Rulemaking...
We previously reported that all Arizona employers will be required to make paid sick leave available to their employees beginning on July 1, 2017. The law requires that businesses with 14 or fewer...
View ArticlePutting your money where your mouth is – are injured feelings index-linked?
Through a long and not very relevant series of arguments, the Court of Appeal in De Souza – v – Vinci Construction (UK) Limited has just decided that in effect they are. This is not a surprising...
View ArticleEmployer pension contributions count towards the calculation of a week’s pay
I have done my best to make this case report sound interesting and I like to think that even the most casual review of it will show that I have, well, failed. However, it is still important, especially...
View ArticleNinth Circuit Refuses to Defer to DOL’s Interpretative Guidance on FLSA Tip...
The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) provides that employers ordinarily must pay their non-exempt employees at least the federal minimum hourly wage of $7.25. However, employers may pay “tipped...
View ArticleU.S. Department of Labor Abandons Strict, Six-Factor Intern Test In Favor Of...
On Friday, January 5, 2018, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a statement that it will no longer follow its six-factor test in determining whether an individual is a non-employee...
View ArticleU.S. Department of Labor Reinstates Previously Rescinded Wage and Hour...
On January 5, 2018, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) reissued 17 advisory Opinion Letters that were published during the final months of former President George W....
View ArticleCalifornia Federal Court Finds That “Gig Economy” Workers Are Independent...
Uber, Lyft, Airbnb, Postmates, DoorDash. All are companies participating in what has been labeled the “gig economy,” where tasks are performed by workers on a short-term or freelance basis rather than...
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U.S. Department of Labor Announces New Pilot Employer Self-Reporting Program...
On March 6, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced a new, nationwide pilot program which it claims will facilitate quick and efficient resolutions of Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”)...
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US DOL’s Voluntary Wage Underpayment Reporting Program – PAID – Now Underway
As we blogged earlier this year, in March 2018, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) announced a new program, referred to as PAID (or, Payroll Audit Independent Determination), under which...
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Minutes Count: California Supreme Court Rejects De Minimis Doctrine for Wage...
On July 26, 2018, the California Supreme Court ruled in Troester v. Starbucks Corporation that the federal de minimis doctrine does not apply to a California employee’s class action wage claims. This...
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Eyes and Ears on the FLSA – U.S. Department of Labor Issues New Opinion...
On August 28, 2018, the Wage and Hour Division of the United States Department of Labor (“WHD”) issued four new opinion letters interpreting various aspects of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act...
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Déjà Vu All Over Again: U.S. Department of Labor Previews New(-ish) FLSA...
For years – spanning two Presidential administrations – employers have been awaiting long-anticipated updates to the overtime exemption regulations to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Since 2004,...
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State Law Round-Up: Minimum Wage Hikes (IL, NJ, CA, NM); Michigan Paid Sick...
Minimum Wage Updates On January 17, 2019, New Jersey’s governor and state legislators agreed to a deal that will raise the state’s minimum wage to $15.00 by 2024. The current minimum wage in New Jersey...
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Federal Judge Reinstates EEO-1 Pay Data Collection Requirement – Impact on...
On March 4, 2019, a federal court issued an order lifting the stay implemented by the White House Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) regarding the pay data collection component of the EEO-1...
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Department of Labor Proposes Update To Rules Governing Calculation Of...
On March 28, 2019, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking announcing proposed updates to the rules that govern how employers calculate overtime payments...
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More DOL Letters Needed For Clarity On Enforcement Strategy (US)
Expanding on their previous post on the subject, on April 3, 2019, Law360 published the following article authored by Squire Patton Boggs labor and employment attorneys Laura Lawless Robertson and...
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EEOC Proposes September 30, 2019 Deadline for EEO-1 Pay Data Collection (US)
As we previously reported here, on March 4, 2019, a federal court issued an order lifting the stay implemented by the White House Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) regarding the pay data...
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Federal Court Confirms September 30, 2019 Deadline for Employers to Submit...
As we previously reported here, on April 3, 2019, the White House Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) filed a brief with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia proposing a September...
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U.S. Department of Labor Says “Gig Economy” Workers Are Independent...
On Monday, April 29, 2019, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) Wage and Hour Division issued an opinion letter in response to an inquiry from an anonymous “virtual marketplace company”...
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