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Wages
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Wage & Hour Litigation Blog
It’s All About Those Rates (Part I): Basic Rate of Pay
By: Alex Passantino Seyfarth Synopsis: On January 15, 2020, the Department of Labor’s Final Rule on regular and basic rates of pay will take effect. This series will explore the…
Workers’ Compensation Law Prof Blog
Workers’ Compensation Benefits and Overall Wage Growth: Putting Some NCCI Data in Context
Recently, I wrote on this blog about the most recent National Academy of Social Insurance data showing continued declines in employer costs and employee benefits per $100 of employer payroll.…
Workers’ Compensation Law Prof Blog
New Labor History by Greenhouse is a Tour de Force, Recommended for Teachers and Students Alike
Journalist Steven Greenhouse’s new book is a tour de force history of the labor movement, particularly as it has unfolded since the New Deal. See Beaten Down, Worked…
California Employment Law Report
Pay and Leave Issues During Times of Natural Disasters
Fires are again affecting California and Los Angeles. As of this morning, October 25, 2019, 50,000 people have been evacuated in northern Los Angeles County due to the Tick fire. …
WISE
Hurricane Season Poses Challenges for Employers
By mmacdonald
Wages Employers frequently face a rash of absences and call-offs in the wake of a natural disaster. Generally, whether a business is required to pay an employee who misses work…
Labor & Employment Law Navigator
U.S. Department of Labor Announces Proposed Rules Regarding Tip Credits and Tip Pooling
On Monday, October 7, 2019, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued new proposed rules regarding the circumstances in which employers may (1) apply a “tip credit” to satisfy their minimum-wage obligations…
California Employment Law Update
California Supreme Court Hands Employers A Rare Victory, Trims Bloated PAGA Claims
By Tony Oncidi, Kate Gold, Philippe A. Lebel
Yesterday, the California Supreme Court held that private litigants may not recover unpaid wages under the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”). See ZB, N.A. v. Superior Court (Lawson)…
Michigan Employment Law Advisor
Employees Are Winners in Push-Back Against Non-compete Restrictions
By Jason Shinn
Push-back by State Attorney Generals and state lawmakers against n0n-compete agreements may mean improved wages for employees. Specifically, the Wall Street Journal, by Harriet Torry, reported on May 18, 2019, that…
Law and the Workplace
Massachusetts SJC Weighs in on Wage Act Class Actions and Offers of Judgment
By Mark W. Batten, Samantha Regenbogen Manelin, Thomas B. Fiascone
On Friday April 12, 2019, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court confirmed that plaintiffs seeking to bring class actions asserting Massachusetts Wage Act (“Wage Act”) violations must meet the certification standards set by Massachusetts…
Employment Law Worldview
Belgian social partners reach agreement on employment conditions for the next two years. Or do they?
Group of 10 reaches agreement on employment conditions In the very early morning of 26 February, the Belgian social partners in the so-called Group of 10 (the main representatives of…