October 19, 2018
Are You Sitting Down For This? Walmart Settles Suitable Seating PAGA Claim for $65 Million
It’s likely that you are reading this blog post from a chair. Little did you know that the humble office chair could be the latest rock star in the world…
Read More ›September 26, 2018
Employee Monitoring Technology: What Are the Risks for California Employers?
Hanging in my office is a Dilbert cartoon wherein a boss announces to his subordinates that, happily, they would not be replaced by robots. Unhappily, he would be replaced by…
Read More ›September 17, 2018
Let’s Make a Rule: NLRB Seeks to Reverse Browning-Ferris Joint Employer Test Through Rulemaking Process
Seeking another route to reverse a key decision of the Obama-era National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”), the current Board has proposed a new administrative rule for determining…
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September is the most common birth month in the United States, making August a common time for HR professionals to be preparing for maternity leaves and other issues surrounding pregnant…
Read More ›July 31, 2018
CA Supreme Court Rejects FLSA De Minimis Rule, Opening the Floodgates for Off-the-Clock Claims
In a long-awaited decision, the California Supreme Court has just rejected the applicability of the Fair Labor Standards Act’s “de minimis” doctrine to California wage and hour law, in Troester v. Starbucks….
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