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Archive for August, 2015
NLRB Protects Class-Action Filers from Retaliation
August 31, 2015 by
Andrew Baker
A non-union employee files a class action lawsuit against his employer on behalf of himself and his co-workers claiming wage and hour violations. The employer retaliates by firing the employee. Is there any legal protection… Read More
In a 3-2 decision, the NLRB has issued a decision properly defining “joint employment” under the National Labor Relations Act, in Browning-Ferris Industries/Leadpoint.
August 27, 2015 by
Beeson Tayer & Bodine
Beeson, Tayer & Bodine, which represents the petitioning labor union, Teamsters Local 350, applauds the Board’s return of the Joint Employment standard to its historical roots and to a fealty to the terms and purpose… Read More
California Legislature Passes Bill Protecting Employees’ Access to the Courts, Now on Governor’s Desk
August 26, 2015 by
Teague Paterson
Both houses of the California legislature have passed AB-465, which would expand the types of contracts that are void and unenforceable under a new section 925 of the Labor Code. AB-465 would void agreements between… Read More
Rah Rah! California Recognizes Pro Cheerleaders Are Employees
August 24, 2015 by
Stephanie Platenkamp
Governor Brown has signed a bill passed by the California legislature mandating that cheerleaders performing for California-based professional sports teams be employed as employees, not as independent contractors. The bill affirms that cheerleaders are employees… Read More
It’s About Time: The DOL Proposes Expansion of Federal Overtime Coverage
August 17, 2015 by
Stephanie Platenkamp
And now for a long-overdue development in federal overtime law: at President Obama’s direction, the Department of Labor issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on July 6, 2015 to expand overtime protection to millions of… Read More
Employee Or Independent Contractor? New DOL Guidance Sheds Light
August 10, 2015 by
Stephanie Platenkamp
On July 15, the United States Department of Labor weighed in on a topic in employment law receiving increasing media attention–the misclassification of employees as “independent contractors.” In the new Guidance memo, the DOL lays… Read More
New NLRB Election Rules a Hit!
August 6, 2015 by
Andrew Baker
Employers hate the new NLRB election rules that went into effect April 14 this year. And we know that’s good news. Employers are complaining that the speeded-up election process means employers have less time to… Read More
Pay Me, or Let Me Go Home!
August 3, 2015 by
Andrew Baker
Court OK’s Lawsuit Claiming Wages for Time Spent Undergoing Anti-Theft Searches at End of Shift. A federal court has given the green light for a class action lawsuit to proceed challenging Apple’s failure to pay… Read More
NLRB Protects Class-Action Filers from Retaliation
August 31, 2015 by Andrew Baker
A non-union employee files a class action lawsuit against his employer on behalf of himself and his co-workers claiming wage and hour violations. The employer retaliates by firing the employee. Is there any legal protection… Read More
In a 3-2 decision, the NLRB has issued a decision properly defining “joint employment” under the National Labor Relations Act, in Browning-Ferris Industries/Leadpoint.
August 27, 2015 by Beeson Tayer & Bodine
Beeson, Tayer & Bodine, which represents the petitioning labor union, Teamsters Local 350, applauds the Board’s return of the Joint Employment standard to its historical roots and to a fealty to the terms and purpose… Read More
California Legislature Passes Bill Protecting Employees’ Access to the Courts, Now on Governor’s Desk
August 26, 2015 by Teague Paterson
Both houses of the California legislature have passed AB-465, which would expand the types of contracts that are void and unenforceable under a new section 925 of the Labor Code. AB-465 would void agreements between… Read More
Rah Rah! California Recognizes Pro Cheerleaders Are Employees
August 24, 2015 by Stephanie Platenkamp
Governor Brown has signed a bill passed by the California legislature mandating that cheerleaders performing for California-based professional sports teams be employed as employees, not as independent contractors. The bill affirms that cheerleaders are employees… Read More
It’s About Time: The DOL Proposes Expansion of Federal Overtime Coverage
August 17, 2015 by Stephanie Platenkamp
And now for a long-overdue development in federal overtime law: at President Obama’s direction, the Department of Labor issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on July 6, 2015 to expand overtime protection to millions of… Read More
Employee Or Independent Contractor? New DOL Guidance Sheds Light
August 10, 2015 by Stephanie Platenkamp
On July 15, the United States Department of Labor weighed in on a topic in employment law receiving increasing media attention–the misclassification of employees as “independent contractors.” In the new Guidance memo, the DOL lays… Read More
New NLRB Election Rules a Hit!
August 6, 2015 by Andrew Baker
Employers hate the new NLRB election rules that went into effect April 14 this year. And we know that’s good news. Employers are complaining that the speeded-up election process means employers have less time to… Read More
Pay Me, or Let Me Go Home!
August 3, 2015 by Andrew Baker
Court OK’s Lawsuit Claiming Wages for Time Spent Undergoing Anti-Theft Searches at End of Shift. A federal court has given the green light for a class action lawsuit to proceed challenging Apple’s failure to pay… Read More
