Labor & Employment Law

Recent Posts from Labor & Employment Law

• ICE Announces 1,000 New Workplace I-9 Audits

  On November 19, 2009, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Assistant Secretary John Morton announced the issuance of Notices of Inspection to 1,000 U.S. employers and business owners whose hiring records (Forms I-9) ICE plans…

• Ninth Circuit Extends Rehabilitation Act to Independent Contractors

  On November 19, 2009, the Ninth Circuit handed down its opinion in Fleming v. Yuma Regional Medical Center, 07-16427. The court faced the difficult task of interpreting the interplay between Section 504 of the Rehabilitation…

• Family and Medical Leave Act Further Helps Military Families

  In late October, President Obama signed into law a bill that increases protections for families of military personnel who wish to take leave from work under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ("FMLA").…

• California Supreme Court Upholds Voluntary Employee Incentive Compensation Plan

  On November 2, 2009, the California Supreme Court handed down its decision in Schachter v. Citigroup, Inc. At issue was Citigroup's voluntary employee incentive compensation plan that provided employees with shares of restricted company stock…

• Challenge to 12-Hour Shift Pay Practice Defeated in Significant Class Action Lawsuit Before the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeal

  Sheppard Mullin partner Douglas Hart achieved a major victory for employers everywhere when the U.S. Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit issued its long-awaited decision in the class action lawsuit entitled Parth v. Pomona…

• New "EEO Is The Law" Poster Supplement To Be Required November 21, 2009

  The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) announced the release of a new mandatory supplement to the “EEO Is The Law” poster required to be displayed by private employers, state and local governments, educational institutions…

• H1N1 Virus and the Workplace: Will this Year's Flu Cause a Headache for Employers Too?

  Flu season is upon us. With the recent outbreak of the H1N1 Virus ("Swine Flu") as well as the ever-present seasonal flu, employers must face increased absenteeism by their employees. Much like the regular flu,…

• Employers May Be Liable For Injuries Caused By Employees On Business Trips

  A California Court of Appeal has ruled that the "special errand doctrine" may allow an employer to be held liable for personal injuries caused by an employee returning from a business trip....

• California's Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board Amends Medical Services And First Aid Regulations To Extend Requirements To All Employers

  California's Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board has voted to amend the Medical Services and First Aid Regulations set forth in the California Code of Regulations to require all employers to make provisions in advance…

• Second Circuit Holds That Employees Do Not Have Private Cause of Action Under the Railway Labor Act

  Earlier this week, the federal Second Circuit Court of Appeal affirmed the Eastern District of New York's dismissal of the Railway Labor Act ("RLA") and state law claims that had been filed by former American…