CALIFORNIA UPDATES: TWO MANDATORY PAMPHLETS REQUIRED FOR NEW HIRES California made updates to two crucial pamphlets that employers are required to provide to new hires. (1) The “TIME of Hire” pamphlet provided by the California Department of Industrial Relations Division of Worker’s Compensation and (2) the “For Your Benefit” pamphlet...
Google Must Pay Employee $1.1 million for Gender Bias Claim A jury found Google guilty of sexual discrimination and awarded Google ex-executive Ulku Rowe $1.1 million. In Rowe’s lawsuit, she alleged that the company gave higher pay to less-experienced male cohorts and that Google later denied her promotions in retaliation...
SEVERANCE AGREEMENTS INCLUDING CONFIDENTIALITY AND NON-DISPARAGEMENT CLAUSES ARE IN JEOPARDY, INCLUDING FOR PAST AGREEMENTS WITH EMPLOYEES We have been writing about the risks of using boilerplate provisions in agreements. Non-disparagement clauses and confidentiality clauses in employee severance agreements are included. Why? The federal National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) protects employees’...
Highly Compensated Employees Paid Daily Are Entitled To Overtime Breaking News: The Supreme Court ruled today that highly compensated employees are eligible for overtime pay. The Supreme Court ruled in the case of Helix Energy Solutions Group v. Hewitt that because a former employee was paid on a daily basis...
Exempt Employees: What Deductions Are Permitted, Prohibited? The Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) requires employers to pay most employees overtime pay for all hours worked in excess of 40 in a workweek (some states require overtime in additional situations). The FLSA allows for exemptions from the overtime requirement for...