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California Employment Law Report
Five employment law questions your company needs to ask
With the end of summer quickly approaching, this Friday’s Five (and next week’s post as well) covers broad topics employers should review periodically. Today's post covers five questions a company…
California Employment Law Report
Friday’s Five – Employment law update August 2017
https://youtu.be/dG1I26wia78 In this Friday's Five I discuss: new case decision on vacation pay and policies (Minnick v. Automotive Creations) PAGA decision allowing contact information for other employees (Williams v. Superior…
California Peculiarities Employment Law Blog
Beat the Summer Heat: Vacation, Heat-Related Illness, Company-Sponsored Events
By Jaclyn Gross, Kate Svinarich
Seyfarth Synopsis: Summer is just getting started, and with it come special circumstances California employers should keep in mind. Vacations, hot weather, and company-sponsored events are among the summertime activities…
California Employment Law Update
The Monetary Value Of Vacation Accrual Need Not Be Included In Wage Statement
By Tony Oncidi
Soto v. Motel 6 Operating, L.P., 4 Cal. App. 5th 385 (2016) Lidia Soto sued her former employer, Motel 6 Operating, L.P., for violation of Labor Code § 226(a) for…
Law and the Workplace
Seventh Circuit Affirms Denial of Class Certification for Failure to Show Commonality under Dukes in Vacation Pay Suit
By Elise M. Bloom, Mark W. Batten, Noa Baddish
Last week, in McCaster et al. v. Darden Restaurants, Inc. et al., No. 15-3258 (7th Cir. Jan. 5, 2017), the Seventh Circuit relied on Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, 564…
Proskauer on Class and Collective Actions
Seventh Circuit Affirms Denial of Class Certification for Failure to Show Commonality under Dukes in Vacation Pay Suit
By Elise M. Bloom, Mark W. Batten, Noa Baddish
Last week, in McCaster et al. v. Darden Restaurants, Inc. et al., No. 15-3258 (7th Cir. Jan. 5, 2017), the Seventh Circuit relied on Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, 564…
California Workplace Law Blog
Soto v. Motel 6 Operating, L.P.: Employees’ Wage Statements Need Not Include Accrued Vacation Time Prior to Termination
By JeeHyun Yoon
All California employers should know by now that if they have a paid vacation policy, the vacation benefits constitute a form of “wages” under California law. (See Murphy v. Kenneth…
GT L&E Blog
“Nothing so Exhilarating as Being Shot at Without Result”—California Pay Day Statements and Accrued Vacation
By Michelle L. DuCharme, James Nelson
What does Winston Churchill have to do with California wage and hour requirements? Well, the “shot” at employers in Soto v. Motel 6 Operating L.P. at the California Court of…
Employment Class Action Blog
Court Grants Summary Judgment for Employer in California Class Action Vacation Pay Case
By Greg Mersol
Underlying claim premised on PowerPoint slide invalid Most California employers know that California treats vacation pay largely as a vested benefit that cannot ordinarily be “forfeited.” In common parlance, the…
Law and the Workplace
New Guidance on “Use It or Lose It” Vacation Policies in Colorado: What Is “Earned” Cannot Be Forfeited
By Allan Weitzman, Jurate Schwartz, Katharine Parker
The Colorado Wage Protection Act, which amended the existing Colorado Wage Act, § 8-4-101, et seq., governs payment of wages for work performed in Colorado. The Act became effective on…