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On January 1, 2020, the newly passed Wage Theft Prevention Ordinance will go into effect in the City of Minneapolis. The Ordinance largely incorporates the State of Minnesota’s wage theft legislation (Minnesota Wage Theft Laws)....By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

In ZB, N.A. v. Superior Court of San Diego County (Lawson), the California Supreme Court held that unpaid wages are not civil penalties under California Labor Code section 558 and are therefore outside the reach of California’s Private Attorneys...By: Littler

As the NFL season gets underway, it is interesting to see how certain plays go from fringe status to near-universal. A recent example is the “run-pass option” that, before finding a home in every NFL team’s playbook, was used only in high school and...By: Cooley LLP

What constitutes sexual harassment? There are two categories of sexual harassment as specified by the Department of Women’s Affairs and Family Development together with Mahidol University, as follows: 1. Quid quo pro; and 2. Hostile work...By: International Lawyers Network

As states continue to pass legislation focused on the workplace, employers should be mindful that federal agencies are also continuing to regulate the workplace even in the absence of new federal legislation, especially with respect to when disputes...By: Orrick - Global Employment Law Group

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to establish that “students who perform any services for compensation, including, but not limited to, teaching or research, at a private college or university in...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

On August 23, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") determined that property owners may prohibit non-employees from accessing their premises to engage in conduct that could be protected by federal labor law....By: Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors (the Order) established a minimum wage for employees working on, or in connection with, covered government contracts. Each year, the Department of Labor (DOL) assesses the established...By: PilieroMazza PLLC

The topic of independent contractors has been at the forefront of late, with both the Department of Labor and the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries taking a keen interest in reviewing independent contractor relationships and enforcing wage and...By: Tonkon Torp LLP

On September 12, 2019, the California Supreme Court in ZB, N.A. v. Superior Court (Lawson) held that unpaid wages under Labor Code Section 558 are not recoverable under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA)....By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP