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07.22.15

DOL Proposes Major Overhaul of Overtime Rules

Expanding the scope of employees eligible for overtime, the Department of Labor (DOL) released its long-awaited new rules revising the white collar exemption found in section 13(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) so that it would allow salaried executive, administrative, and professional ...


07.10.15

The Impact of National Same-Sex Marriage for Employers

How will employers feel the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges?


06.26.15

Joint Employers Can Be Liable for Employee Misclassification in California

Liability under the California Labor Code extends to joint employers that are aware of a willful misclassification of an employee as an independent contractor, an appellate panel in the state has ruled, although the court added that no private right of action exists under the provision at issue.


06.12.15

Actual Knowledge By Employer Not Necessary For Title VII Religious Discrimination Claim

In a closely watched case, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with a teenage applicant to Abercrombie & Fitch who sued the company for religious discrimination under Title VII.


05.27.15

Coming Soon to an In-Box Near You: An EEOC Charge

Employers, take note: the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has initiated the rollout of its electronic complaint program, the first step in moving toward an all-digital system of filing charges with the agency.


05.13.15

U.S. Supreme Court Permits Narrow Review of EEOC Conciliation Process

The U.S. Supreme Court handed a victory—albeit limited—to employers when it determined that courts may consider the sufficiency of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) conciliation efforts prior to bringing suit against an employer pursuant to Title VII of the ...


04.29.15

LinkedIn Search Doesn’t Implicate FCRA, California Court Rules

Granting LinkedIn’s motion to dismiss, a federal court judge in California held that LinkedIn users could not sue the site for violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).


04.20.15

To Accommodate or Not to Accommodate? U.S. Supreme Court Weighs in on Pregnant Employees

The U.S. Supreme Court decided the first of two major employment law cases this term when a 6-3 majority of the Court held that the McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792 (1973), burden-shifting framework applies to a pregnant employee seeking to demonstrate disparate treatment through ...


03.19.15

California Legislation to Consider: Protections for Unpaid Interns and Volunteers

In this issue of the newsletter, the focus of our review of new California laws shifts from leaves of absence to protection for discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.


03.04.15

California Legislation to Consider: Mandatory Paid Sick Leave

Employers in California face a host of new laws set to take effect in the coming months. In the next few issues of the newsletter, we will highlight some of the key legislation and how it will impact businesses in the state.