by Jennifer Brown Shaw and D. Gregory Valenza | Mar 2, 2020 | Publication
Employers must compensate employees for the time they spend waiting for management to inspect personal property before they leave work. That is the California Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling in Frlekin v. Apple Inc., which is based on California’s longstanding...
by Jennifer Brown Shaw and D. Gregory Valenza | Feb 4, 2020 | Publication
Employers may have legitimate reasons to impose a dress code, set minimum grooming standards, or even mandate uniforms. These interests range from safety to branding, or customer satisfaction. California recently passed a law that affects employers’ discretion to set...
by Jennifer Brown Shaw and D. Gregory Valenza | Jan 14, 2020 | Publication
The U.S. Department of Labor recently revised its regulations governing the calculation of the “regular rate of pay.” That is the hourly rate used to calculate the overtime premium due hourly workers. The revised rules are effective January 15, 2020. These amendments...
by Jennifer Brown Shaw and Alayna Schroeder | Dec 9, 2019 | Publication
California’s new independent contractor law, Assembly Bill 5 (“AB 5”), creates a strong legislative preference in favor of employer-employee relationships. As a result, few independent contractor relationships will be lawful after January 1, 2020. Misclassification of...
by Jennifer Brown Shaw and Brooke Kozak | Nov 19, 2019 | Publication
A raft of new employment laws take effect on January 1, 2020. To help employers prioritize the many required changes to policies, forms, and procedures, we provide a non-exhaustive list of matters requiring employers’ attention by year’s end. This discussion may not...
by Jennifer Brown Shaw and Julia Melnicoe-Insel | Nov 15, 2019 | Publication
The California Legislature enacted the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) in 2018 to give consumers control over the use and sale of their personal information by businesses. The law’s provisions are broad, and may affect how employers collect and store...
