COVID-19 Germany: Can You Terminate Employment During Short-Time Work?
The COVID-19 crisis led to drastic changes in employment. Although measures have been taken by the German legislator and the government to secure jobs, staff cuts appear inevitable for many companies...
View ArticleThe CDC Provides Guidance: Antibody Testing Cannot Be Used as a Return to...
On May 26, 2020, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) released its anxiously awaited Interim Guidelines for COVID-19 Antibody Testing (the “Guidelines”). As set forth in further detail...
View ArticleCatching Up with the Times: DOL Issues Final Rule Simplifying Retail...
As we recently reported, the DOL promulgated three new final rules regarding wage and hour issues last month. One of these rules brings a much-needed dose of clarity for certain employers on an...
View ArticleFurloughs and Redundancies – COVID Creative Compensation: Pandemic Pay and...
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to financially impact companies worldwide, employers have been working to implement creative compensation strategies to mitigate the financial impact on their...
View ArticleCOVID-19 Premium Pay Legislation
I. Premium Pay and COVID-19 Although many Americans have suffered furloughs or job losses while those more fortunate are able to work, albeit remotely, workers deemed “essential” under state executive...
View ArticleNinth Circuit Clarifies Boundaries of California’s Restriction on Noncompete...
Taking a second look at the use of “no future employment” provisions in a settlement agreement between a doctor and his former employer, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that two of the...
View ArticleFCRA Developments: Updated Summary of Rights &“Stand-Alone” Disclosure Need...
Employers across the country should dust off their background check policies and forms and be mindful of recent developments related to the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). FCRA mandates...
View ArticleCalifornia #TakesTheLead on Harassment Laws: What Does It Mean for Employers?
As you’ve likely been monitoring, last month the California legislature passed several bills to Governor Brown for signature relating to sexual harassment. The hashtag #TakeTheLead emerged as a symbol...
View ArticleNY Harassment Update: NYS Releases Sexual Harassment Prevention Training...
Late last month, the New York State Department of Labor released model sexual harassment prevention training videos that employers can use to train their employees, available here. While a welcome...
View ArticleNew York State and New York City Ring in the New Year With More Gender...
Last year, in the immediate aftermath of the #MeToo movement, both New York State and New York City passed sweeping legislation that sought to provide additional protections for individuals from sexual...
View ArticleClosing the Gender Pay Gap in France: Get Ready
Equality between men and women has been declared in France a “great national cause” of Emmanuel Macron’s Presidency in the wake of the #MeToo movement. In March 2018, the French government unveiled an...
View ArticleA Gig Can be a Gig: US DOL Opinion Letter Breathes New Life into the Gig...
On April 29, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued an opinion letter finding that “on-demand” service providers working for a virtual marketplace company are independent contractors under...
View ArticleAB 5 and AB 71: CA Legislature Dukes It Out Over Dynamex and Borello
The battle between Dynamex and Borello continues. Two competing bills – Assembly Bill 5 (“AB 5”) and Assembly Bill 71 (“AB 71”) – each seek to codify the respective worker classification tests. On May...
View ArticleIt’s Heating Up: Several California Cities Prepare For Mid-Summer Minimum...
We are halfway through 2019, and while many employees prepare for summer vacation, California employers in various cities should brace themselves for an additional round of minimum wage increases on...
View ArticleTry To Restrain Yourself: California Is Temporarily Restrained From Enforcing...
Remember California’s new ban on mandatory workplace arbitration agreements? The Eastern District of California has put it on ice, granting a temporary restraining order against the ban’s enforcement....
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