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Archive for March, 2015
Auto Dealer Cannot Apply FLSA’s Auto-Dealer Exemption to Service Advisers
March 30, 2015 by
Susan Garea
The federal Fair Labor Standards Act’s requirement that employers pay overtime pay for all hours worked over 40 in a week is riddled with exceptions. One of these is for any “salesman, partsman, or mechanic… Read More
Don’t Let an “Independent Contractor” Label Deny You Your Employee Rights
March 23, 2015 by
Teague Paterson
Your status as an independent contractor is based on your relationship with your employer. Title, method of payment, and even written agreements do not always prove that you are an independent contractor. In fact, there… Read More
Teamsters FedEx
March 22, 2015 by
Costa Kerestenzis
After a hard-fought campaign in which FedEx Freight spared no resource and took every opportunity to delay and deny the employees their right to organize, a group of 50 drivers at FedEx Freight’s Stockton, California… Read More
Papa’s Just Got Bagged
March 16, 2015 by
Teague Paterson
To paraphrase the godfather of soul, Papa John’s must pay the cost to be the boss. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman just got a $2.1 million judgment against a New York Papa John’s franchise… Read More
Time to Celebrate with Some Union Wine
March 12, 2015 by
Robert Bonsall
Nearly 50 workers at the Constellation Brands Woodbridge Winery have joined the ranks of Teamsters Local 601. Constellation Brands is one of the largest wineries in the United States and produces some of the finest… Read More
I Always Feel Like Somebody’s Watching Me!
March 9, 2015 by
Teague Paterson
The modern worker may well feel like she lives in a Rockwell song. Like our personal lives, in which our every credit-card swipe, social media interaction, website browse, news-article view, and even our cell-phone’s location,… Read More
Should Interns be Paid? (or “Dude, where’s my check?)
March 5, 2015 by
Costa Kerestenzis
Many people agree to work for free as part of an unpaid internship in the hope of “getting their foot in the door” or in order to “get valuable experience.” Is currently a hot topic… Read More
Second Meal Break Waivers for Health Care Workers Impermissible on Shifts Longer Than 12 Hours
March 2, 2015 by
Vishtasp Soroushian
California State employment law requires employers to provide employees working more than 10 hours per day with a second 30-minute meal period. However, if an employee works 12 or less hours, the worker can consent… Read More
Auto Dealer Cannot Apply FLSA’s Auto-Dealer Exemption to Service Advisers
March 30, 2015 by Susan Garea
The federal Fair Labor Standards Act’s requirement that employers pay overtime pay for all hours worked over 40 in a week is riddled with exceptions. One of these is for any “salesman, partsman, or mechanic… Read More
Don’t Let an “Independent Contractor” Label Deny You Your Employee Rights
March 23, 2015 by Teague Paterson
Your status as an independent contractor is based on your relationship with your employer. Title, method of payment, and even written agreements do not always prove that you are an independent contractor. In fact, there… Read More
Teamsters FedEx
March 22, 2015 by Costa Kerestenzis
After a hard-fought campaign in which FedEx Freight spared no resource and took every opportunity to delay and deny the employees their right to organize, a group of 50 drivers at FedEx Freight’s Stockton, California… Read More
Papa’s Just Got Bagged
March 16, 2015 by Teague Paterson
To paraphrase the godfather of soul, Papa John’s must pay the cost to be the boss. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman just got a $2.1 million judgment against a New York Papa John’s franchise… Read More
Time to Celebrate with Some Union Wine
March 12, 2015 by Robert Bonsall
Nearly 50 workers at the Constellation Brands Woodbridge Winery have joined the ranks of Teamsters Local 601. Constellation Brands is one of the largest wineries in the United States and produces some of the finest… Read More
I Always Feel Like Somebody’s Watching Me!
March 9, 2015 by Teague Paterson
The modern worker may well feel like she lives in a Rockwell song. Like our personal lives, in which our every credit-card swipe, social media interaction, website browse, news-article view, and even our cell-phone’s location,… Read More
Should Interns be Paid? (or “Dude, where’s my check?)
March 5, 2015 by Costa Kerestenzis
Many people agree to work for free as part of an unpaid internship in the hope of “getting their foot in the door” or in order to “get valuable experience.” Is currently a hot topic… Read More
Second Meal Break Waivers for Health Care Workers Impermissible on Shifts Longer Than 12 Hours
March 2, 2015 by Vishtasp Soroushian
California State employment law requires employers to provide employees working more than 10 hours per day with a second 30-minute meal period. However, if an employee works 12 or less hours, the worker can consent… Read More
