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NLRB Upholds Employee’s Right to Display Pro-Union Slogan and Strikes Down Discriminatory Handbook Provision
March 25, 2019 by
Stephanie Platenkamp
In Constellation Brands and Teamsters Local 601 (367 NLRB No. 79 (Jan. 31, 2019), the National Labor Relations Board affirmed that a cellar department employee engaged in protected activity by wearing a vest on which… Read More
BTB Annual Legislative Roundup – Part Two of Two
January 23, 2019 by
Christopher Hammer, Lorrie Bradley, Sarah Kanbar, Stephanie Platenkamp, Tony Rice and Kena Cador
The California Legislature passed several important labor and employment bills during the 2018 session that Governor Brown recently signed into law. Here is a brief summary of the most notable changes grouped by subject. All… Read More
BTB Annual Legislative Roundup – Part One of Two
January 18, 2019 by
Christopher Hammer, Stephanie Platenkamp, Lorrie Bradley, Sarah Kanbar, Kena Cador and Tony Rice
The California Legislature passed several important labor and employment bills during the 2018 session that Governor Brown recently signed into law. Here is a brief summary of the most notable changes grouped by subject. All… Read More
Court Rejects Classification of Employee as Trainee
July 10, 2017 by
Stephanie Platenkamp
A California appellate court has issued a decision that emphasizes the narrow circumstances under which a worker may be treated as an unpaid “trainee” and confirms that nonmonetary benefits may not be attributed to employee… Read More
California Supreme Court Bans On-Call Rest Breaks
January 4, 2017 by
Stephanie Platenkamp
The California Supreme Court on December 22, 2016, issued a decision upholding the right of employees to take a duty-free rest break. Augustus v. ABM Security Services, Inc.The case involved a challenge to ABM Security… Read More
NLRB Clarifies Purchaser’s Bargaining Obligation
September 19, 2016 by
Stephanie Platenkamp
The National Labor Relations Board has issued a decision that emphasizes the importance of a purchaser’s communications with a selling employer’s employees before taking over the operations of the seller. The decision, Nexeo Solutions, LLC,… Read More
New Final Rule Updates Outdated Overtime Regulations, Expanding Overtime Coverage to Millions of Workers
June 6, 2016 by
Stephanie Platenkamp
The Department of Labor has published a Final Rule updating overtime regulations that will extend overtime pay to 4.2 million workers across the country. This update was badly needed, as the portion of employees qualifying… 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
NLRB Upholds Employee’s Right to Display Pro-Union Slogan and Strikes Down Discriminatory Handbook Provision
March 25, 2019 by Stephanie Platenkamp
In Constellation Brands and Teamsters Local 601 (367 NLRB No. 79 (Jan. 31, 2019), the National Labor Relations Board affirmed that a cellar department employee engaged in protected activity by wearing a vest on which… Read More
BTB Annual Legislative Roundup – Part Two of Two
January 23, 2019 by Christopher Hammer, Lorrie Bradley, Sarah Kanbar, Stephanie Platenkamp, Tony Rice and Kena Cador
The California Legislature passed several important labor and employment bills during the 2018 session that Governor Brown recently signed into law. Here is a brief summary of the most notable changes grouped by subject. All… Read More
BTB Annual Legislative Roundup – Part One of Two
January 18, 2019 by Christopher Hammer, Stephanie Platenkamp, Lorrie Bradley, Sarah Kanbar, Kena Cador and Tony Rice
The California Legislature passed several important labor and employment bills during the 2018 session that Governor Brown recently signed into law. Here is a brief summary of the most notable changes grouped by subject. All… Read More
Court Rejects Classification of Employee as Trainee
July 10, 2017 by Stephanie Platenkamp
A California appellate court has issued a decision that emphasizes the narrow circumstances under which a worker may be treated as an unpaid “trainee” and confirms that nonmonetary benefits may not be attributed to employee… Read More
California Supreme Court Bans On-Call Rest Breaks
January 4, 2017 by Stephanie Platenkamp
The California Supreme Court on December 22, 2016, issued a decision upholding the right of employees to take a duty-free rest break. Augustus v. ABM Security Services, Inc.The case involved a challenge to ABM Security… Read More
NLRB Clarifies Purchaser’s Bargaining Obligation
September 19, 2016 by Stephanie Platenkamp
The National Labor Relations Board has issued a decision that emphasizes the importance of a purchaser’s communications with a selling employer’s employees before taking over the operations of the seller. The decision, Nexeo Solutions, LLC,… Read More
New Final Rule Updates Outdated Overtime Regulations, Expanding Overtime Coverage to Millions of Workers
June 6, 2016 by Stephanie Platenkamp
The Department of Labor has published a Final Rule updating overtime regulations that will extend overtime pay to 4.2 million workers across the country. This update was badly needed, as the portion of employees qualifying… 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
