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LAPD Can’t Impose Training Costs on Cops
September 28, 2015 by
Andrew Baker
California Labor Code Section 2802 prohibits employers from imposing on employees expenses employees incur on the job, and Section 2804 voids employment contacts that contravene Section 2802. This didn’t stop the City of Los Angeles… Read More
NLRB Punts in Northwestern University Football Case, Drops Ball
September 21, 2015 by
Teague Paterson
After much anticipation, the NLRB has issued a decision in its review of a directed union representation election among Northwestern University football players. The Case is Northwest University (College Athletes Players Association) 362 NLRB 167… Read More
Browning Ferris Industries: What Does It Mean and What Now?
September 9, 2015 by
Teague Paterson
By now you will have read about the NLRB’s Browning Ferris (BFI) decision, which restates the “joint employment” standard under the National Labor Relations Act. The decision has been described as a “game changer” and… Read More
Dues Checkoff Survives Contract Expiration Again
September 7, 2015 by
Beeson Tayer & Bodine
The NLRB has once again ruled that dues check-off clauses remain enforceable after the expiration of a collective bargaining agreement. In a 3-2 decision, Lincoln Lutheran, 362 NLRB No. 188, the Board reaffirmed an employer’s… Read More
The NLRB General Counsel has issued a memorandum authorizing the use of electronic signatures for purposes of a showing of interest for an election petition.
September 2, 2015 by
Andrew Baker
The NLRB General Counsel has issued a memorandum authorizing the use of electronic signatures for purposes of a showing of interest for an election petition. The GC states:“I have concluded that Regional Directors should accept… Read More
NLRB Protects Class-Action Filers from Retaliation
August 31, 2015 by
Andrew Baker
A non-union employee files a class action lawsuit against his employer on behalf of himself and his co-workers claiming wage and hour violations. The employer retaliates by firing the employee. Is there any legal protection… Read More
California Legislature Passes Bill Protecting Employees’ Access to the Courts, Now on Governor’s Desk
August 26, 2015 by
Teague Paterson
Both houses of the California legislature have passed AB-465, which would expand the types of contracts that are void and unenforceable under a new section 925 of the Labor Code. AB-465 would void agreements between… Read More
Rah Rah! California Recognizes Pro Cheerleaders Are Employees
August 24, 2015 by
Stephanie Platenkamp
Governor Brown has signed a bill passed by the California legislature mandating that cheerleaders performing for California-based professional sports teams be employed as employees, not as independent contractors. The bill affirms that cheerleaders are employees… Read More
It’s About Time: The DOL Proposes Expansion of Federal Overtime Coverage
August 17, 2015 by
Stephanie Platenkamp
And now for a long-overdue development in federal overtime law: at President Obama’s direction, the Department of Labor issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on July 6, 2015 to expand overtime protection to millions of… Read More
Employee Or Independent Contractor? New DOL Guidance Sheds Light
August 10, 2015 by
Stephanie Platenkamp
On July 15, the United States Department of Labor weighed in on a topic in employment law receiving increasing media attention–the misclassification of employees as “independent contractors.” In the new Guidance memo, the DOL lays… Read More
LAPD Can’t Impose Training Costs on Cops
September 28, 2015 by Andrew Baker
California Labor Code Section 2802 prohibits employers from imposing on employees expenses employees incur on the job, and Section 2804 voids employment contacts that contravene Section 2802. This didn’t stop the City of Los Angeles… Read More
NLRB Punts in Northwestern University Football Case, Drops Ball
September 21, 2015 by Teague Paterson
After much anticipation, the NLRB has issued a decision in its review of a directed union representation election among Northwestern University football players. The Case is Northwest University (College Athletes Players Association) 362 NLRB 167… Read More
Browning Ferris Industries: What Does It Mean and What Now?
September 9, 2015 by Teague Paterson
By now you will have read about the NLRB’s Browning Ferris (BFI) decision, which restates the “joint employment” standard under the National Labor Relations Act. The decision has been described as a “game changer” and… Read More
Dues Checkoff Survives Contract Expiration Again
September 7, 2015 by Beeson Tayer & Bodine
The NLRB has once again ruled that dues check-off clauses remain enforceable after the expiration of a collective bargaining agreement. In a 3-2 decision, Lincoln Lutheran, 362 NLRB No. 188, the Board reaffirmed an employer’s… Read More
The NLRB General Counsel has issued a memorandum authorizing the use of electronic signatures for purposes of a showing of interest for an election petition.
September 2, 2015 by Andrew Baker
The NLRB General Counsel has issued a memorandum authorizing the use of electronic signatures for purposes of a showing of interest for an election petition. The GC states:“I have concluded that Regional Directors should accept… Read More
NLRB Protects Class-Action Filers from Retaliation
August 31, 2015 by Andrew Baker
A non-union employee files a class action lawsuit against his employer on behalf of himself and his co-workers claiming wage and hour violations. The employer retaliates by firing the employee. Is there any legal protection… Read More
California Legislature Passes Bill Protecting Employees’ Access to the Courts, Now on Governor’s Desk
August 26, 2015 by Teague Paterson
Both houses of the California legislature have passed AB-465, which would expand the types of contracts that are void and unenforceable under a new section 925 of the Labor Code. AB-465 would void agreements between… Read More
Rah Rah! California Recognizes Pro Cheerleaders Are Employees
August 24, 2015 by Stephanie Platenkamp
Governor Brown has signed a bill passed by the California legislature mandating that cheerleaders performing for California-based professional sports teams be employed as employees, not as independent contractors. The bill affirms that cheerleaders are employees… Read More
It’s About Time: The DOL Proposes Expansion of Federal Overtime Coverage
August 17, 2015 by Stephanie Platenkamp
And now for a long-overdue development in federal overtime law: at President Obama’s direction, the Department of Labor issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on July 6, 2015 to expand overtime protection to millions of… Read More
Employee Or Independent Contractor? New DOL Guidance Sheds Light
August 10, 2015 by Stephanie Platenkamp
On July 15, the United States Department of Labor weighed in on a topic in employment law receiving increasing media attention–the misclassification of employees as “independent contractors.” In the new Guidance memo, the DOL lays… Read More
