2016 U.S. SUPREME COURT ROUNDUP-Part 2

This article is Part 2 of a two-part series providing an overview of recent United States Supreme Court decisions in employment law. We continue below with brief summaries of the U.S. Supreme Court’s key employment law opinions. We also preview the cases that Court...

2016 U.S. SUPREME COURT ROUNDUP-Part 1

This article is Part 1 of a two-part series providing an overview of recent United States Supreme Court decisions in employment law. The United States Supreme Court issued several decisions during the past year that may affect California employers. We summarize the...

HOT WAGE-HOUR ISSUES: THE SALARY BASIS TEST AND THE “REGULAR RATE” OF PAY

Employers face a host of challenges to properly paying employees, particularly when it comes to overtime. When employees are properly classified as “exempt” from the overtime rules, an employer need not worry about these issues. But, the penalties for...

NEW GUIDANCE ON DISABILITY LEAVES

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) recently published on its website what it calls a “resource document,” called “Employer-Provided Leave and the Americans with Disabilities Act.” The EEOC’s stated purpose is to address an increased volume of charges...

NEW REGULATIONS FOR CERTAIN WELLNESS PROGRAMS

When it comes to healthcare, two facts are evident: costs keep increasing and we could all do more to stay healthy. So, voluntary employer-sponsored wellness programs would seem to be a win-win. By incentivizing employees to give up smoking, eat less and move more,...

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