Author: Mary Mae Miral

Cal/OSHA Receives Large Boost to Enforcement Authority California Governor Gavin Newsom has recently signed SB 606 into law. This major new bill creates new categories of violations under the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health...

Hiring Assessment Tests May Pose Significant Liability Hiring assessments have recently proven to be a significant source of risk for employers, particularly when they may create a disparate impact on a protected class. This has recently been demonstrated...

Court Holds That Pre-Existing Condition Must be Established Before Substantial Aggravation Can Be Proven A recent case settled by the Ohio First District Court of Appeals found that an employee must prove that a condition existed before an injury...

A Chain’s Control Over Operator’s Made It a Joint Employer A California appeals court has ruled that a former manager at a gas station was jointly employed by both the company that ran the gas station and the company that owned the structure. In...

New York City Passes Protections for Food Delivery Workers The New York City Council has recently passed six bills with legislation directly focused on gig economy workers. These bills, particularly directed toward providing protections to food...

Connecticut Releases Guidance for Salary Disclosure Law The Connecticut Department of Labor has published further guidance for the state’s new salary disclosure law. This guidance provides significantly more information on how the agency interprets...

DOL Releases Final Rule for Tipped Employees For employers of tipped employees, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) has released a final rule on tip regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act. This new rule will become effective on...

General Statements Not Enough to Establish Age Discrimination The 8th U.S. Court of Appeals has found that an employer’s termination of an employee for policy violations was enough to establish legitimate and nondiscriminatory grounds for the...

California Introduces New Law Making “Wage Theft” a Felony California’s Governor has signed a bill into law making “wage theft” a category of grand theft and, as a result, a felony. This makes compliance with paying appropriate wages...

California Appeals Court Affirms Ruling that Employee Must Arbitrate Wage Dispute A California appellate panel has provided a win for employer arbitration agreements by affirming an order to compel arbitration. This case centers around a dispute...