Employers Must Pay Meal or Rest Period Premiums at Workers Regular Rate of Pay

by Andrew Guida | Aug 23, 2021 | Latest Blogs

On July 15, 2021, the Supreme Court of California held in Ferra vs. Loews that employers must calculate employees premium pay for noncompliant meal, rest, or recovery periods just like it does for overtime —at their regular rate of pay, which includes hourly wages and...

The End of a (Short) Era: ARPA COBRA Subsidies and the Remaining Action Item for Plan Sponsors

by Andrew Guida | Aug 16, 2021 | Latest Blogs

By Kellie M. Thomas on August 9, 2021 – Jackson Lewis PC The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”) kept many practitioners busy this spring/summer, as may be evident by our discussions here, here, here, and here. Under one of ARPA’s most impactful provisions,...

Ask a Litigator: What Do Employers Need to Know About Wage Statements?

by Andrew Guida | Mar 29, 2021 | Latest Blogs

By Stacey M. Cooper on March 19, 2021 by Jackson Lewis LLP Just as current and former employees are entitled to inspect their personnel file, Labor Code Section 226(c) entitles current and former employees to request copies of wage statements. Often these requests...

California’s Statewide COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave is Back and Expanded

by Andrew Guida | Mar 22, 2021 | Latest Blogs

By Cepideh Roufougar on March 19, 2021 by Jackson Lewis Governor Newsom has signed Senate Bill 95, which resurrects the statewide COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave that expired at the end of 2020. The bill takes effect immediately but provides a 10-day grace...

Controversial Rule to Determine Independent Contractor Status

by Site Admin | Jan 18, 0202 | Latest Blogs

(Source: CDF Labor Law by Charanjit Singh and Dan M. Forman – January 2, 2024)  On January 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (“Department”) changed the test as to whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act...