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California Supreme Court Clarifies What Qualifies as Hours Worked

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Is an employee compensable for time spent on waiting and exit searches as "hours worked," even after clocking out? Per the California Supreme Court, it depends on the level of the employer's control over its employees....more

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Oklahoma City Apple Store votes to unionize

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When Apple’s Penn Square Mall retail store in Oklahoma City voted on Friday to unionize, it became the tech giant’s second location in the United States to do so. Is this a trend for other Oklahoma employers? Count on...more

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Ninth Circuit Concludes That Apple Retail Employees Are Entitled to Summary Judgment on Exit Search Claim

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Many employers with operations in California may already be familiar with Frlekin v. Apple, Inc.  The heavily litigated case, first filed in 2013, involves claims that Apple retail employees are entitled to compensation for...more

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California Employees Must Be Paid for Time Spent During Security Checks

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Employers must pay their California employees for time spent on the employer’s premises waiting for and undergoing required exit searches of employee’s bags, packages, and other personal items, even if these items were...more

Perkins Coie

California Supreme Court Requires Employers to Pay for Mandatory Exit Searches

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The California Supreme Court recently issued a decision holding that the time spent on an employer’s premises waiting for and undergoing required exit searches is compensable time that must be paid to employees. The decision...more

Downey Brand LLP

California Supreme Court Holds Apple Employees Must Be Compensated for Time Spent Undergoing Exit Searches

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Last week, in Frlekin v. Apple, Inc., the California Supreme Court held that employee exit searches constituted compensable “hours worked” under California law. Under its “Employee Package and Bag Searches” policy, Apple...more

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California Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Compensation During Mandatory Employee Exit Searches

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On February 13, 2020, the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in Frlekin v. Apple, Inc., holding that the time employees spend waiting for their bags and other personal belongings to be screened at the end of a...more

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California Supreme Court Clarifies What Constitutes “Hours Worked” Under California Law

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In Amanda Frlekin v. Apple Inc., No. S243805 (Feb. 13, 2020), the California Supreme Court responded to a request by the United States Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit to answer the following question...more

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Bad Apple: Employee Searches are Compensable Time

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The California Supreme Court clarified in a highly anticipated decision, that time spent waiting for and undergoing mandatory exit searches of personal items is considered compensable time under California’s Wage Orders....more

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Wearable Tech in the Workplace, Version 2.0

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Wearable technology or wearable tech is the latest craze in personal electronics. The phrase encompasses anything electronic that is worn by a user. It took center stage at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show, and since then,...more

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