Employers With Vaccination Policies Are Advised to Terminate Unvaccinated Employees
Many employers are still struggling with how to enforce their mandatory vaccination policies, and many are tempted to perform less than termination punishments....
Eleventh Circuit Finds Automatic Meal-Time Deductions from Overtime Violate FLSA
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has recently ruled against an employer that attempted to deduct an hour off of overtime pay for meal-time, despite recognizing...
Federal Court Finds Employee’s Termination Immediately After FMLA Leave Is Evidence of Retaliation
A federal district court in Georgia has found that evidence that an employee was repeatedly asked to return to work from Family and Medical...
Federal Court Finds That Auto Manufacturer Is Not a Joint Employer Of Dealerships’ Workers
A federal appeals court has ruled against three employees at car dealerships in California who brought wage and hour claims against a major car manufacturer...
CMS Reverses Course to Begin Enforcement of Vaccine Mandate
In a sudden reversal of its former position, CMS has recently announced that it will begin enforcement of its COVID-19 vaccine mandate that was established by its interim final rule published...
California Appeals Court Rules Against Heightened PAGA Penalties for Inaccurate Wage Statements
California employers have received good news from the state’s Court of Appeals, turning around a recent run of bad news. The court has recently...
New York Department of Labor Issues New Rules for State’s Sick Leave Law
The New York Department of Labor has recently introduced long-awaited rules clarifying the state’s Paid Sick and Safe Leave Law which went into effect more than...
Game Developer Reaches $100 Million Settlement Over Sexual Discrimination and Harassment Claims
A major California-based game developer has agreed to pay more than $100 million in order to resolve a class-action lawsuit alleging gender discrimination...
Eleventh Circuit Finds Forensic Search of Work Computer May Be Retaliation
Many employers have begun using increasingly advanced forensic tools to survey workers’ use of company computers. Such searches have the ability to reveal employee...
San Francisco Passes Measure Requiring Sick Leave for Domestic Workers
San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors recently passed first of its kind legislation that provides all domestic workers with “portable” paid sick leave. This...