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In recent years both New York State and New York City have actively amended their anti-discrimination laws to expand worker protections.  For example, both the state and city have passed laws requiring most employers to distribute anti-sexual...By: Littler

Recent decisions have cast doubt on the enforcement of arbitration clauses in the context of the interstate transportation of goods, but will those limitations extend to the transportation of passengers?...By: BakerHostetler

On September 10, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board issued a favorable decision that makes it easier for employers to demonstrate that a unilateral change in terms and conditions of employment was permitted by the collective bargaining...By: Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

On September 10, by a vote of 29–11, the California Senate passed legislation known as AB 5 – a law codifying the "ABC test" from the landmark Dynamex v. Superior Court case, 4. Cal. 5th 903 (2018), to determine whether a service provider is an...By: Cooley LLP

In 2018, California passed a law that greatly expanded sexual harassment training requirements for employers (see here). Under the law, employers of as few as five people must provide two hours of interactive sexual harassment training to their...By: Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP

The California Assembly has passed a bill that would require workers to be classified as employees if the employer exerts control over how the workers perform their tasks or if their work is part of the employer’s regular business. Assembly Bill 5...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

1.The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) found an employer did not violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) by misclassifying its employees as independent contractors. Velox Express, Inc., 368 NLRB No. 61 (Aug. 29, 2019). Velox engaged...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

Putting an end to employees’ backdoor attempts to recover unpaid wages in Private Attorneys General Act-only actions under California Labor Code Section 558, the California Supreme Court has ruled against allowing such claims. ZB, N.A., et al. v....By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

Misclassification of employees as independent contractors "does not violate the [National Labor Relations] Act,” the NLRB held last month. The decision is precedential as no other Board case has specifically dealt with whether this type of employer...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

On September 12, 2019, the California Supreme Court issued it decision in ZB, N.A., and Zions Bancorporation v. Superior Court [Lawson, real party in interest] (“Lawson”). In analyzing whether the Plaintiff’s lawsuit could be compelled to binding...By: Weintraub Tobin