On Thursday, the California Supreme Court ruled that employees must be paid for time spent undergoing security checks before leaving work.
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California Court Holds On-Call Scheduling Means Reporting Time Pay for Employees
The California Second Appellate District has held that retail employees who were required to “call in” two hours before their scheduled shift to find out if they actually needed to report to work were entitled to reporting time pay. …
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The Spokeo Chronicles: Another Tentative Background Check Win for Kroger Subsidiary
A magistrate judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon recently made findings and recommendations to dismiss a purported class action against Kroger subsidiary Fred Meyer. The suit alleges that the retailer’s background check process for prospective employees violates the Fair Credit Reporting Act by both failing to properly disclose that a report will be run, and failing to comply with the statute’s procedural requirements before taking adverse action against an applicant.
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