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Entrée en vigueur de la réforme de la pénibilité
La pénibilité a été largement réformée. Le nouveau régime étoffé, pour ne pas dire complexe, mérite un déchiffrage. - Loi du 20 janvier 2014, n°2014-40- Décrets du 9 octobre 2014,…
California Workplace Law Blog
California High Court Rules Sleep Time is Compensable Hours Worked
Holding that “hours worked” under California Labor Code and Industrial Welfare Commission (“IWC”) Wage Order No. 4-2001 (“Wage Order 4”) include all time spent at the employer’s workplace and under…
Class Action & Mass Torts
Clear Sailing Ahead For Class Counsel in California Settlement
By Alex Kuljis
In Laffitte v. Robert Half International, Inc., No. BC321317, ___ Cal.App.4th ___ (Oct. 29, 2014; pub. ord. Nov. 21, 2014), the California Court of Appeal affirmed a $19,000,000 settlement that…
Employment & Labor
Clear Sailing Ahead For Class Counsel in California Settlement
By Alex Kuljis
In Laffitte v. Robert Half International, Inc., No. BC321317, ___ Cal.App.4th ___ (Oct. 29, 2014; pub. ord. Nov. 21, 2014), the California Court of Appeal affirmed a $19,000,000 settlement that…
Global Workplace Insider
Probationary period: compliance with the notice period may give rise to a new employment contract
The legal background Under French employment law, the provision of a probationary period in an employment contract entitles the employer to terminate the contract without being required to follow a…
California Employment Law Report
Friday’s Five: Five items employers need to understand about automobile and mileage reimbursement under California law
Expense reimbursement may seem like a small issue in comparison with the other areas of liability facing California employers, but the exposure for not appropriately reimbursing employees can be substantial.…
La Revue
Effet de la désignation d’un délégué syndical sur les accords atypiques conclus antérieurement à cette désignation
Cass. soc. 24 juin 2014, n°13-10-301 à 13-10-304 La Cour de cassation accroît une nouvelle fois l’insécurité juridique pesant sur les entreprises françaises ! Une société avait conclu en 2004 avec…
California Employment Law Report
Friday’s Five: More than five required items that should be included in a new hire packet
Here is a list of some of the required notices employers must provide to new employees in California. Sometimes I have a hard time coming up with five rules or items…
Employment & Labor
California Supreme Court Opens the Door to Class Action Waivers, Shuts Door to Waiver of Representative Actions
By Marisa S. Ratinoff and Amy B. Messigian One of the main battlegrounds between employers and employees relates to the ability of employers to preclude class actions by way of…
Workforce Bulletin
California Supreme Court Opens the Door to Class Action Waivers, Shuts Door to Waiver of Representative Actions
By Epstein Becker Green, Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
By Marisa S. Ratinoff and Amy B. Messigian One of the main battlegrounds between employers and employees relates to the ability of employers to preclude class actions by way of…