Since July 1, 2020, Virginia has prohibited employers from entering into, enforcing or threatening to enforce non-compete agreements with “low wage employees.” The definition of “low wage employee” periodically changes...more
On Aug. 24 and 25, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued new regulations and a decision, which together overturn decades of precedent and represent a sea change in the union election process. First, the NLRB...more
On Aug. 29, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled in a 3-2 decision along party lines in Tesla, Inc. , 370 NLRB No. 131 (2022), that an employer cannot impose any restriction on its employees’ right to wear...more
On Sept. 22, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 701 (AB 701). Effective Jan. 1, 2022, it will become the first state law of its kind to regulate and set parameters around the use of production quotas at...more
On Nov. 3, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division issued two additional opinion letters regarding what constitutes “work time” under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The first opinion letter analyzes...more
On Jan. 29, 2019, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a strikingly broad decision, raised the bar for employers’ compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). In Gilberg v. California Check Cashing Stores, LLC,...more
On March 6, the Department of Labor announced a pilot program called the Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program, which seeks to expedite resolution of minimum wage and overtime violations....more
As we previously reported on Aug. 27 and 28 (on our blog Labor Relations Today), the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently issued its ruling in Browning-Ferris Industries of California, Inc., 362 NLRB No. 186 (Aug....more
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