Archive of Policies
California Supreme Court Finally Decides That Employers Must Relieve Employees of All Duty During Meal Periods But Does Not Have To Ensure That No Work is Performed
on Apr 12 in California, Class/Collective Action, Policies, Wage/Hour tagged Brinker, California Supreme Court, meal periods, rest periods by Anthony Rao
In a unanimous decision, today the California Supreme Court held that employers are not required to ensure that employees stop all work during meal periods. Rather, employers must relieve its employees of all duties (“provide”) during a 30-minute meal period wherein employees may do whatever they please. A meal period must be provided by the [...]
February 1, 2012 is the Deadline to Provide New York Wage Notices, and Other New York Laws to Keep Your Eyes on in 2012
on Jan 25 in Discrimination, Policies, Practice & Procedure, Reasonable Accomodation, Wage/Hour tagged New York employment laws 2012 by Anthony Rao
The February 1, 2012 deadline to provide wage notices to your employees in New York is fast approaching. The forms can be found here. Other 2012 new labor and employment laws and regulations to keep your eyes on that may affect your New York business are as follows: -Under the Workplace Religious Freedom Act (WRFA) [...]
Waiver of FLSA Collective Action Rights in Any Forum is Unenforceable as a Matter of Law
on Dec 02 in Class/Collective Action, Employment Contract, Policies, Wage/Hour tagged arbitration agreement, Raniere v. Citigroup, waiver of FLSA collective action by Anthony Rao
In Raniere v. Citigroup Inc., the Southern District of New York held that waiver of the right to proceed collectively under the FLSA in any forum is unenforceable as a matter of law, and granted plaintiffs’ motion for conditional collective action certification. Plaintiffs (either Home Lending Specialists or Loan Consultants) asserted they were misclassified as [...]
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