Employers Beware: On-Duty and On-Call Rest Breaks Are Prohibited

On December 22, 2016, the California Supreme Court issued a decision, Augustus v. ABM Security Services, Inc., concluding that state law prohibits on-duty and on-call rest periods. This decision reverses…

As we first discussed here, “ban the box” state laws and local ordinances are picking up traction nationwide.  Both California and Los Angeles (in 2013 and 2014 respectively) passed legislation…

In what might once have been viewed as a remarkable development, but now generates little surprise, recreational marijuana use is now legal in California. On November 9, 2016, Californians approved…

President-Elect Donald J. Trump intends to nominate Andrew F. Pudzer to head the U.S. Department of Labor, according to numerous sources familiar with his office. Pudzer is the CEO of…

As we previously reported, a federal judge in Texas recently issued a nationwide injunction putting a halt to regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), which would have…

Our Chinese Employment Law Alliance colleague, Jeffrey Wilson at the Jun He law firm in Shanghai, recently authored this article on the new compliance rating system which will go into effect…