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We’ve been blogging about attacks on workplace arbitration for over ten years now. AB 51 represents the latest attempts by plaintiffs’ attorneys to ensure that their clients have continued access to employee-friendly juries, rather than to...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

Parties may now settle federal wage and hour claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) without court review or approval by using the offer and judgment procedure set forth in Rule 68 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, following the...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

The New York City Council may soon make co-working spaces potentially liable for sexual harassment between their tenants. Recently introduced legislation would make it an unlawful discriminatory practice under the New York City Human Rights Law for a...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

If you were hoping that AB-5 (the CA statute codifying the ABC standard into widespread law) would be held invalid, enjoined, or would just fall off a cliff, it is time to face reality. AB-5 is alive and well, and effective January 1, 2020....By: Fox Rothschild LLP

I have blogged numerous times about the strictness of the New Jersey A-B-C test as applied to possible independent contractors. The prime example of this is the very recent assessment of Uber for $650,000,000 in back-due unemployment contributions....By: Fox Rothschild LLP

I’m wearing tights today (temps are in the 60s), so that must mean it might be time for the annual end of the year Florida minimum wage rate change. As of January 1, 2020, Florida’s minimum wage will rise from the current rate of $8.46 per hour to...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

With a lack of legislative action in Congress on employment discrimination issues, state and local governments continue to expand employee protections. A newly enacted (and immediately effective) law in the State of New York prohibits employers from...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

Originally set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2020, the City of Philadelphia's Fair Workweek Law implementation has been postponed from Jan. 1, 2020 until April 1, 2020. In previous alerts, we outlined the Ordinance’s key provisions and the proposed...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

As we approach the end of the year, it is critical to remember and implement some of the new legal requirements that go into effect in New York on December 31, 2019. Failure to comply with these requirements could subject an uninformed employer to...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

Attention hospitality employers. Is that charge you add to a guest check a service charge (typically a set amount added to a guest check in lieu of a tip)? Or an automatic gratuity (such as a set amount for a party of 8 or more)? Or a true...By: Fox Rothschild LLP