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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Helping Employers Weather the Storm, but Maybe Not House Pets and Home Invaders: Addressing Health and Safety Issues for Remote Employees
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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OUT OF SIGHT, BUT NOT OUT OF MIND
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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Why Private Equity Funds Face Employment Risks
Suddenly, the advance sheets show a wave of litigation targeting private equity funds. See, e.g., Guippone v. BH S&B Holdings LLC, 737 F3d. 221 (2d Cir. 2013) (private equity funds potentially liable for WARN
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Weil Appointment Confirmed: “I love it when a plan comes together”
“I love it when a plan comes together”
Col. John “Hannibal” Smith
Confirmed by the Senate last Monday, Professor David Weil takes the helm as Administrator of the Wage Hour Division of the U.S. Department
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Franchisor Liability For Franchisee Employees: Damn Weasels
Weasel words, not epithets for employees with legal claims, are the problem. “…[C]ourts have been nearly uniform in holding that a franchisor should not be deemed to be an ‘employer’ … when plaintiff works for
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You’re Known By The Company You Keep: Leased Employees
All too often, business executives assume that “leased employees” (i.e., workers hired through a professional employee organization; through a temp agency or labor broker; or provided by a contractor but performing on premises
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Successor Liability For Employment-Related Claims: A Pain In The Assets
There is a myth that buyers are protected from employment liabilities arising under prior ownership if there is a broad disclaimer and if it is an asset purchase. Not so. Sure, the “general rule” is
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Drawing Lines More Nice Than Obvious: Unpaid Internships and Twerking
If you’ve skimmed internet news in the last 4 months, you’re aware of two scary trends: (1) twerking and (2) interns filing class actions for unpaid compensation against publishers, entertainment companies, fashion houses, and other
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The DOL and Obscure Exemptions under the FLSA
Pine Straw Gatherers is …
A. an indie band that wowed the audience at Pitchfork last summer
B. the Junior A affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs
C. the latest sensation in the academic literature
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