Labor Days

News and analysis from Kelley Drye’s labor and employment practice

California’s AB 692: The State Puts “Stay-or-Pay” Agreements Under Greater Scrutiny

California continues to reshape the boundaries of permissible employment agreements, and  Assembly Bill 692 is the state’s latest move to strengthen employee mobility. Effective January 1, 2026, AB 692 prohibits…

Compliance Calling: Personal Cell Phone Use for Business Purposes and Expense Reimbursement Laws

Remote and hybrid work, once a novelty, is now integrally incorporated into how many employees work effectively forever. Employers and employees alike have settled into longer term remote working arrangements that have…

California’s AB 288: A New Era of State Labor Enforcement and Legal Uncertainty

For a number of months, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) has been in flux, operating without a quorum, and thus, unable to hand down decisions. In the absence of an NLRB quorum, the California legislature…

Clocking in on Los Angeles County’s New Fair Work Week Ordinance

Los Angeles County has joined the ranks of other urban governments, including the City of Los Angeles, that have enacted fair workweek ordinances in attempt to provide workers with more predictable schedules and fairer…

No Individual Claim, No Problem? The California Supreme Court Takes on Circuit Split on Headless PAGA Claims

The Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA) grants private individuals the authority to sue on behalf of the state of California for employer violations of the California Labor Code. The primary purpose of PAGA is…