On September 18, 2019, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 5, thereby establishing a law that purports to prevent the misclassification of employees as independent contractors and provide “basic rights and protections they deserve under the law,...By: Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP
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La Cour de cassation, dans deux avis du 17 juillet 2019 (n°15012 et 15013), s’est prononcée favorablement sur la conformité du barème Macron aux textes internationaux, mettant ainsi un terme au débat suscité par plusieurs conseils de prud’hommes...By: Cohen & Gresser LLP
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On August 30, 2019, Governor Newsom signed into law SB 778, which delays by one year the new harassment training requirement imposed by last year’s SB 1343. As a result, employers with five or more employees or independent contractors will have...By: Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP
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You have received a citation from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) and must decide what to do—contest the citation, or pay any penalty and complete required abatements. What next?...By: Cohen & Grigsby, P.C
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What happens when legislative efforts are met with focused pressure from a variety of industries, civic groups and professional lobbyists? Witness pending Assembly Bill 5, a hopelessly confusing mixture rules and exceptions to rules which layers test...By: Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP
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On August 12, 2019, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed new legislation (Senate Bill S6577, A8421) making it significantly easier for employees to file sexual harassment lawsuits in New York....By: Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC
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The United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania recently clarified that plaintiffs suing for trade secret misappropriation may bring both tort and breach of contract claims based on the same alleged misappropriation....By: Cohen & Grigsby, P.C
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Krista Townley was a server at BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. As a server, Townley was required to wear black, slip-resistant close-toed shoes pursuant to company policy. Townley purchased a pair of canvas shoes that complied with the policy. She was not...By: Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP
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Beginning as early as June 30, 2020, California employers with 5 or more California-based employees not already offering an employer-sponsored retirement plan will have to begin offering a retirement savings program, either through the private market...By: Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP
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As we collect the legal developments that every employer will need to know for 2020, we wanted to provide a recap of the most important employment law changes that took place for 2019. In Part I of this article we examined key federal and state...By: Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP
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