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  1. Labor Law Prof Blog

    DOL Fines Wal-Mart

    By Workplace Prof

    From U.S. NewsWire:The U.S. Department of Labor has fined Wal-Mart $135,540 in civil money penalties for violating the youth employment provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for allowing…

  2. California Employment Law Update

    Employer Improperly Failed To Pay Employees For Time Spent “Donning and Doffing” Uniforms

    By Tony Oncidi

    Ballaris v. Wacker Siltronic Corp., 370 F.3d 901 (9th Cir. 2004) Plaintiff-employees worked in Wacker’s cleanrooms where silicon wafers were manufactured. All employees who work in the cleanrooms must wear…

  3. California Employment Law Update

    Temporary Insurance Adjusters Are Not Permitted To Proceed With FLSA Class Action

    By Tony Oncidi

    Pfohl v. Farmers Ins. Group, 2004 WL 554834 (C.D. Cal. Mar. 1, 2004) Thomas Pfohl filed this putative class action for unpaid overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)…

  4. California Employment Law Update

    Two Companies Constituted A “Single Enterprise” For Purposes Of Calculating Overtime

    By Tony Oncidi

    Chao v. A-One Med. Servs., Inc., 346 F.3d 908 (9th Cir. 2003) The United States Secretary of Labor, Elaine Chao, brought this lawsuit on behalf of eight former employees of…

  5. California Employment Law Update

    Employees Should Have Been Paid For Time Spent Getting Into And Out Of Protective Gear

    By Tony Oncidi

    Alvarez v. IBP, Inc., 339 F.3d 894 (9th Cir. 2003) Meat packing employees of IBP, Inc. (the world’s largest producer of fresh beef, pork and related products) filed a class…

  6. California Employment Law Update

    Employer Properly Removed FLSA Action To Federal Court

    By Tony Oncidi

    Breuer v. Jim's Concrete of Brevard, Inc., 538 U.S. 691, 123 S. Ct. 1882 (2003) Phillip T. Breuer sued Jim's Concrete, his former employer, in Florida state court for unpaid…

  7. Supreme Court Update

    Nevada Dept. of Human Resources v. Hibbs (01-1368), Black & Decker Disability Plan v. Nord (02-469), Chavez v. Martinez (01-1444), National Park Hospitality Ass’n v. Department of the Interior (02-196), Bunkley v. Florida (02-8636) and order list

    By Wiggin and Dana

    Sorry for the delay in the update, but the computer ate my homework. Honest. (I'm told by reliable sources that my technological woes will be solved sometime in June. I…