The Supreme Court’s recent landmark ruling that gives employers a powerful tool to fight back against regulatory overreach will have a broad impact on just about every area of workplace law – and every industry. We’re looking...more
7/18/2024
/ Agricultural Sector ,
Agricultural Workers ,
Chevron Deference ,
Government Agencies ,
H-2A ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
California employers in the agriculture industry are facing challenges this spring after two major developments last month. First, new rules took effect requiring employers to provide a special written notice to H-2A...more
4/19/2024
/ Agricultural Sector ,
Agricultural Workers ,
California ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Farm Workers ,
Federal Funding ,
H-2A ,
New Rules ,
Notice Requirements ,
Union Organizers ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Theft ,
Written Notice
This detailed set of Frequently Asked Questions, fully updated for 2023, addresses the workplace-related issues facing employers in the wake of hurricane-related disasters. In addition to legal obligations you need to...more
8/28/2023
/ Business Closures ,
Disaster Aid ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hurricane Season ,
Labor Relations ,
Layoffs ,
Leave of Absence ,
Natural Disasters ,
Severe Weather ,
Unemployment Benefits ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workers' Compensation Claim ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety
A new memo from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) could pave the way for student-athletes at private universities to unionize, or at least fall within the jurisdiction of the NLRB when engaging in concerted activity....more
10/1/2021
/ Collective Bargaining ,
College Athletes ,
Colleges ,
Employee Definition ,
Misclassification ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
Student Athletes ,
Unions ,
Universities ,
Wage and Hour