Well, that was remarkably quick. Just days after WeWork’s board announced that it was considering replacing co-founder Adam Neumann to help clear a path to the work-share-startup’s initial public offering, Neumann stepped down as CEO—“a stunning fall...By: Robins Kaplan LLP
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On September 24, 2019, the DOL announced new rules regarding the salary requirement for exempt employees under the FLSA. The DOL stated that the new rules would make 1.3 million American workers eligible for overtime compensation....By: Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
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“Some day, California’s going to fall into the ocean” usually refers to the San Andreas fault. Now it may refer to AB-5, and the future of the franchise industry in California. The California legislature has now passed AB-5, and Governor Newsom has...By: Fox Rothschild LLP
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Negative employee attitudes, chronic complaining, insubordination and gossiping are bad for the workplace. They can impact employee morale and productivity, and if spread outside of the organization, reflect very poorly on that company. While...By: Cohen & Gresser LLP
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There has been a new development in the Xerox and Fujifilm (“Fuji”) litigation: Justice Ostrager of the New York Commercial Division declined to (i) certify the putative class, (ii) approve the proposed class settlement, and (iii) award the class...By: Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
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In June 2019, a unanimous Supreme Court in Kisor v. Wilkie retained but limited the scope of Auer deference – the court-created doctrine that courts should defer to an agency’s interpretation of its own regulations or other pronouncements. In...By: Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
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Did you know that employers can be sued in Michigan for height discrimination? Or that in Maine, starting in 2021, employees can take paid time off for any reason at all? States and cities have followed California’s lead in requiring tighter...By: Foley & Lardner LLP
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On August 30, 2019, Governor Newsom signed into law AB 1804, which requires employers to immediately report any serious occupational illness, injury or death to the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, by telephone or by an online...By: Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP
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On September 17, 2019, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a press release announcing that a charge of discrimination against United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS), alleging failure to accommodate in violation of the Pregnancy...By: Poyner Spruill LLP
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On September 18, 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 5, which clarifies when workers should be considered “employees” under the California Labor Code and the California Unemployment Insurance Code, thereby entitling them to the...By: Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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