Insights

A new California law intended to assist in locating parents for the purpose of collecting child support payments will require businesses and government entities to report specified information about independent contractors to...

On November 13, 2000, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its final ergonomics program standard. The rule will take effect on January 16, 2001, and will apply to all employers except those covered...

A recent amendment to California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”), effective on January 1, 2001, will permit co-workers to sue one another personally for unlawful harassment in the workplace. While...

Many employers, especially those in safety-sensitive industries, express concern that hiring applicants with certain disabilities could pose hazards in the workplace. The Americans with Disabilities Act (the...

In a case that had been remanded previously by the United States Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York recently ruled that a class of salaried New York City employees might be entitled to...

In Truelove v Northeast Capital & Advisory, Inc., 3 No. 99 (NY Ct. App. 2000), a case of first impression in New York, the state’s highest court ruled on October 17, 2000 that discretionary bonuses based on an...

Under the California Labor Code, employees who work in excess of eight (8) hours in a day or forty (40) hours in a week are generally entitled to overtime pay. A recent amendment to the Labor Code, effective September 19,...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently struck down a Department of Labor regulation that allowed an otherwise ineligible employee to obtain benefits under the Family Medical Leave Act (the...

As jury verdicts continue to soar (see What Damages Cap? Significant Jury Awards in Employment Cases in 1999), many employers have looked to mandatory arbitration agreements to limit the expense and uncertainty of employment...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in San Francisco, has ruled that employers have a fiduciary duty to respond to employee inquiries regarding potential changes to employee benefit plans covered by the Employee...