On October 15, California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed the California Gender Pay Gap Transparency Act but approved another pay equity bill on October 12.
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Federal Judge Invalidates Obama-Era Department of Labor Overtime Rule
By Amber M. Rogers & Michael Reed on
Posted in Employment Policies
On August 31, 2017, a federal district court judge in Texas struck down the Department of Labor’s Obama-era controversial 2016 rule that raised the minimum salary threshold required to qualify for the Fair Labor Standards Act’s “white collar” exemption. Under the proposed regulations, the minimum salary threshold was raised to just over $47,000 per year, and increased the overtime eligibility threshold for highly compensated workers from $100,000 to about $134,000.…
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Federal Court Rules Inaccessible Website Violates Title III of the ADA
By Susan S. Joo on
Posted in Public Accommodations
The Department of Justice’s (“DOJ’s”) often criticized rulemaking delays have resulted in no new website accessibility rules for places of public accommodation to receive notice of and implement. Notwithstanding the obvious due process concerns raised by these delays, more and more website accessibility cases are being threatened and filed every day. Most, not unexpectedly, settle. Winn-Dixie did not, and what happened next is worth a closer look.…
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California Supreme Court Clarifies Day of Rest Laws
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It should come as no surprise that California, known for regulating work, also regulates rest. Section 551 of the California Labor Code states that, subject to certain exceptions, all employees are entitled to “one day’s rest” from labor “in seven” and Section 552 states that employers shall not “cause [] employees to work more than six days in seven.”…
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EEOC Brings First Sexual Orientation Discrimination Lawsuits
By Robert T. Quackenboss & Matthew I. Bobb on
Posted in EEOC Developments, Employment Discrimination
On March 1, 2016, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) sued employers for the first time for sexual orientation discrimination. The EEOC filed lawsuits in federal courts in Pittsburgh and Baltimore against manufacturing and health care employers for unlawful sex discrimination on behalf of employees alleging they were harassed and discriminated against based on their sexual orientation.…
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DOL Says Joint Employment Under FLSA and MSPA Should Be “As Broad As Possible”
On January 20, 2016, the administrator of the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), David Weil, issued an “Administrator’s Interpretation” (AI) regarding the agency’s interpretation of joint employment under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA). …
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