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Global Workplace Insider
Le temps de trajet des salariés itinérants n’est (définitivement) pas du temps de travail effectif
La détermination du temps de travail effectif des salariés est un sujet complexe, et l’enjeu est considérable pour les salariés dans la mesure où ce temps de travail effectif a…
California Workplace Law Blog
Court of Appeal Affirms “Waiting Time” Penalties Where Employer Unaware of Wage Law Amendment
In its May 24, 2018 opinion in the matter of Diaz v. Grill Concepts Services, Inc. (Case no. B280846, 2nd Dist.), the California Court of Appeal shed further light on…
Employment Class and Collective Action Update
A PAGA Case Cannot Stand Without Standing: Court of Appeal Affirms Trial Court’s Dismissal of PAGA Action After the Plaintiff Settles His Individual Labor Code Claims In Arbitration
In Kim v. Reins International California, Inc. (B278642, Cal. Ct. App., December 29, 2017), the State of California Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District addressed for the first…
California Employment Law Report
Five pitfalls to avoid with California’s minimum wage increase in 2018
California’s state minimum wage increased for California’s employers on January 1, 2018. California’s minimum wage law provides for two different rates based on the size of the employer, and the…
Global Workplace Insider
¿What rights does an employer have to suspend an employee?
In Colombia, Article 51 of the Labor Code states the causes for suspension of the labor contract, including among others, the faculty of the employer to suspend the employee(s) due…
La Revue
Requalification de CDD successifs : pas de rappel de salaire sur les périodes non travaillées… sauf si le salarié est en mesure de démontrer qu’il s’est tenu à la disposition de l’employeur
Cass. Soc. 19 octobre 2017, n°16-14.780 Cass. Soc. 19 octobre 2017, n°14-29.252 Dans la première espèce, une salariée a été embauchée par divers contrats de travail à durée déterminée d’une…
Labor & Employment Law Blog
California Governor Approves Three More Employment Laws: “Ban The Box”; Expansion of Sexual Harassment Training; and Contractors Liable for Subcontractors’ Wage and Benefit Obligations
The deadline for California Governor Jerry Brown to sign new bills into law officially expired October 15, 2017. In addition to signing five bills last week, the Governor signed three…
Defense Litigation Insider
California Appeals Court Reverses Summary Judgment in Favor of Defendant Employer on PAGA Cause of Action
In a recent decision, Lopez v. Friant., 2017 WL 2451126, the California First District Court of Appeal provided guidance as to the meaning of the Private Attorneys General Act, or…
Global Workplace Insider
Significant changes to French employment code to enter into force no later than January 1st, 2018
French President Emmanuel Macron has signed five ordinances making important changes to several aspects of the French employment code. The ordinances, which were immediately published in the French Official Journal…
California Peculiarities Employment Law Blog
Put It In Writing: Policy Controls When Vacation Accrual Begins
Seyfarth Synopsis: While California courts have created annoying doctrines with respect to vacation pay, it remains the case that vacation pay is a matter of contract and that employers can avoid…