On July 26, 2022, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion in Christa Fischer, et al. v Federal Express Corp., et al., affirming a decision from the Eastern District of Pennsylvania barring
Continue Reading Third Circuit joins Sixth, Eighth Circuits in insulating employers from nationwide FLSA collective actions in states where they are not subject to general jurisdictionWith reports indicating somewhere between ¼ and ½ of private-sector workers are bound by non-compete agreements,[1] post-employment restrictive covenants and their enforceability are key considerations of employers, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Indeed, some
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The subject of many songs, skits, and social movements, hair discrimination has become a burning issue across the country. From Sesame Street to India Arie, there have been calls to eradicate the social stigma surrounding
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Dozens of employment class actions have been filed against employers with operations in Illinois for alleged violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). Those suits relate primarily to the failure to provide required
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The title may be what every little kid learns (and an underappreciated classic by the Jackson 5), but per usual California is different. Many California workers may find their employment status shift as a result
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The Labor Dish recently addressed the rapid rise of remote working arrangements amongst U.S. employees. Although “OUT OF SIGHT, BUT NOT OUT OF MIND” touched on the many benefits that come from such
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Introduction
The #MeToo movement is a worldwide phenomenon. Since October 2017, the hashtag has trended in at least 85 countries, and in dozens of languages—for example, #YoTambien in Spanish, #MoiAussi or #BalanceTonPorc in French, #QuellaVoltaChe
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Wage and Hour Issues Involving Remote Employees
A 2017 Gallup survey found that nearly half of U.S. employees (43%) spend at least a portion of their working time away from their employer’s offices. This represents
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For years, Washington’s employment laws were to California’s like Macklemore was to Dr. Dre – yes, they had a west coast flavor, but they weren’t as scary as California[1]. Washington laws provided for
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Do you remember the “Friends” episode where Monica, a chef, brings home dinner for all of her friends – five steaks and an eggplant for Phoebe – which she received from a new meat supplier
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