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Do California State Overtime Laws Apply to Visiting Workers?
Do you have employees who visit California for business? If so, now may be a good time to brush up on California wage and hour law. On June 30, 2011, the California Supreme Court ruled that the...
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Louisiana Joins the DOL's Misclassification Initiative
Louisiana is the latest State to sign a Memorandum of Understanding and join forces with the U.S. Department of Labor to combat employee misclassification. These Memorandums of Understanding with...
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Voting Leave for Election Day
As mentioned in a recent FR alert, “Time Off to Vote?,” written by my colleague Sally J. Scott, Illinois requires employers to allow employees who are eligible to vote up to two hours of paid time off...
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Escheaters Never Prosper, Lord Grantham: Handling Unclaimed Employee Funds
While renewing my license plates online with Indiana’s Bureau of Motor Vehicles (yes, bureau, not department), I saw an advertisement for the Indiana Attorney General’s Unclaimed Property Division,...
View ArticleFLSA Compliance Not That Important? You Might Need a Criminal Lawyer, Too.
Those of you who attended our annual Employment Law Conference this past February know that failing to complete Form I-9 for all new hires can lead not only to civil fines and penalties, but to...
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Wage and Hour 2014 Election Results Roundup: Minimum Wage, Paid Sick Leave...
Before the election, we talked about minimum wage and paid sick leave initiatives on the rise, including some important ballot issues. With most of the results tallied, it appears that the Republicans...
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The Minimum Wage in 2015: Looking Ahead to State Increases, Other Changes
With the election season behind us and 2015 fast approaching, employers need to start looking ahead to the new year when, traditionally, a host of new laws take effect. As we discussed after the...
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Maryland Appeals Court Casts Doubt On Forum Selections Clauses in Wage...
Recently, the Maryland Court of Appeals took the position, albeit in dicta, that the state’s Wage Payment and Collection Law reflects a “strong” public policy of Maryland and urged Maryland courts to...
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The Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) and Wage and Hour Law
Unless you are living under a rock, you are probably aware of the uproar in Indiana about the Religious Freedom Restoration Act that the state passed, triggering an incredible backlash inside and...
View ArticleBeware State Wage and Hour Laws: Washington Supreme Court Upends Piece Work...
Whenever I discuss federal law here on the blog, I usually add a disclaimer that reminds employers to check state and local laws before proceeding. With the proliferation of minimum wage increases,...
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