On October 6, we let you know that the NLRB had postponed the effective date of its recently-adopted rule that will require almost all employers to post a detailed notice to employees advising them of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act. (The rule was set to go into effect on November 14, but… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: October 2011
Individual Liability for Wage and Hour Claims
Posted in Wage & HourIt sometimes gets lost in the shuffle, but individual owners also may be liable for damages in wage and hour claims just as much as the company. Take the recent case of Torres, et al. v. Gristede’s Operating Corp., et al., 04-CV-3316 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 9, 2011). Gristede’s is a large supermarket chain located in New… Continue Reading
California Enacts Two Trans Rights Bills
Posted in Discrimination, Legislation, State LawLast week, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the Gender Non-Discrimination Act (AB 887), which changes the language of the state anti-discrimination law to specifically include gender, gender identity and gender expression as enumerated protected categories. The governor also signed into law the Vital Statistics Modernization Act (AB 433), which streamlines the process by which transgender individuals may correct the gender marker on their birth certificates.
House Bill Would Mandate Minimum Wage for Disabled Workers
Posted in Disability, Legislation, Wage & HourA bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives that would end the issuance of special certificates that allow employers to pay employees with disabilities below minimum wage.
NLRB Postpones Effective Date of Notice Posting Rule
Posted in Labor, UncategorizedA few weeks ago, we let you know that the NLRB’s rule requiring employers to post a notice to employees by November 14, advising employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act—including the right to join a union—had been challenged by a lawsuit filed by the National Association of Manufacturers. That suit was… Continue Reading
UK Employment Law Update – Changes announced by Chancellor to come into force in 2012/13
Posted in LegislationThis post has been co-authored by Russell Lamb and Sarah Phillips. Chancellor George Osborne took the opportunity at the Conservative Party’s Annual Conference to announce significant reforms to the Employment Tribunal system which are due to come into force in April 2012 and 2013. The changes will: increase the qualifying period for an employees wishing… Continue Reading
NLRB Judge rules that employee’s comments on Facebook were not protected
Posted in LaborWe’ve been following the NLRB’s increased focus on social media since the Board issued its first complaint involving Facebook postings nearly a year ago. Recently, we blogged about the first decision from an NLRB Administrative Law Judge involving comments posted on Facebook. In that case, the ALJ found that the comments were protected under the Act… Continue Reading
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