Labor Days
The Importance of Record-Keeping: Lessons from an Exotic Dancer and Truck Driver
On Monday May 6, 2019, a Florida federal judge denied a strip club’s bid for sanctions against an exotic dancer and her lawyer who filed a so-called “cookie-cutter” Fair Labor Standards Act lawsuit, depriving the strip…
Every Minute Counts: Should Californian Employers Record Every Minute Worked?
In July, the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in Troester v. Starbucks Corp., holding that the federal wage laws that excuse companies from paying workers for de minimis work, i.e. small amounts of time…
Ninth Circuit Rules that California Employees Can Trade Away Meal Period Rights
In a noteworthy decision last week, the Ninth Circuit ruled that fast food workers in California can voluntarily bargain away some of their meal period rights in exchange for discounted meals. The unanswered questions…
Has the California Supreme Court Doomed the Gig Economy?
On Monday, the California Supreme Court adopted a new standard for determining whether a worker qualifies as an employee for the purposes of wage-hour law. To the surprise of almost no one, the standard does not bode…
Add One Line in Your Employment Contracts and Policies to Reduce Exposure to Misclassification Liability
Employers, even with the most robust and well-intentioned human resources departments, can still face the dreaded misclassification lawsuit for their salaried employers. In many cases, exempt employees are properly…