state wage and hour laws

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In a recent post addressing the U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Viking River Cruises v. Moriana, we mentioned that employers in California will

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Silence can be telling. That is especially so in the legal industry. In the context of a hearing or oral argument, if judges or justices don’t ask

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Employers with operations both large and small in California are all too familiar with California’s Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”), the

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Over the past few years, lower courts in Massachusetts have grappled with determining whether the “ABC test” under the independent-contractor

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December is not the shortest month of the year, but it always seems to go by the fastest. And with holidays and vacations, not to mention employees

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Before ringing in the New Year, employers should carefully evaluate whether they need to adjust their current practices to ensure that they remain

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Before ringing in the New Year, employers should carefully evaluate whether they need to adjust their current practices to ensure that they remain

3 min read 2021-12-20 21:02:12

Before ringing in the New Year, employers should carefully evaluate whether they need to adjust their current practices to ensure that they remain

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More than three years after its landmark decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, the United States Supreme Court has granted certiorari in Viking

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Misclassifying workers as independent contractors rather than employees is a costly mistake. Among the many issues arising from misclassification

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The doctrine “joint employer” liability has received significant attention in recent months, including on this blog. Under the Fair Labor

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On September 27, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law the Garment Worker Protection Act, which makes California the first state to

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On September 1, 2021, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey approved two versions of a ballot initiative (version 1, version 2) concerning the

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Many New York families employ domestic workers –individuals who care for a child, serve as a companion for a sick, convalescing or elderly person,

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Many people are employed at airports. Of those, many individuals work within the terminals for private companies. Federal law requires that those