Labor & Employment Law

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Author: Sheppard Mullin is an 480-attorney law firm with offices in California, New York, Shanghai and Washington, D.C. It also writes Antitrust Law, Bankruptcy and Restructuring, Corporate and Securities Law, ESOP Law, Fashion and Apparel Law, FCC Law, AdBriefs, Intellectual Property Law and Real Estate and Construction Law.

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Recent Posts from Labor & Employment Law

403(b) PLAN EMPLOYERS MUST ACT SOON
Section 403(b) annuity plans have historically been governed by a hodgepodge of Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") rulings and regulations dating back to 1964. In 2007, however, the IRS finalized new, comprehensive regulations that are generally…
Individual Shareholders, Officers, And Managing Agents Not Personally Liable For Unpaid Wages
On April 16, 2008, a California Appellate Court decided Bradstreet v. Wong, holding that the shareholders, officers, or managing agents of the Employers could not be held personally liable for violations of the Labor Code…
A New Department of Labor Poster Has Been Released Concerning Military Family Leave
The Department of Labor has released a new required poster regarding two recently created types of military family leave. On January 28, 2008, President Bush signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for FY…
Apellate Court Rules That Simply Signing An Arbitration Agreement Does Not Make It Binding
On April 1, 2008, in Metters v. Ralphs Grocery Co., the California Appellate Court provided guidance on what constitutes an enforceable arbitration agreement. Samuel Metters was an employee alleging racial discrimination and harassment against his…
California Appellate Court Rules Live-In Employees Not Entitled to Pay for "On Call" Time
For the last fifteen years, issues of hours worked for “resident employees” in California have been guided by the California Appellate Court’s findings in Brewer v. Patel. In that case, involving a motel clerk required…
Proposed FMLA Regulations: Will Your Company Be Affected?
If your company has significant FMLA issues (such as a large percentage of employees certified for intermittent leave), you should be paying attention to the proposed changes to the FMLA regulations. One major change that…
The California Supreme Court Rules That Employees Cannot Be Held Personally Liable For Retaliation
A decade ago, in Reno v. Baird, the California Supreme Court held that individual employees could not be held personally liable for discrimination under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act. Until this past week,…
Supreme Court Reverses California Courts and Orders Judge Alex to Arbitrate
On February 20, 2008, in an 8-1 decision, the United States Supreme Court decided the case of Preston v. Ferrer, holding that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) supersedes state laws that would make administrative agencies…
Supreme Court Allows 401(k) Plan Participant to Sue For Reduction In Account Caused by Alleged Fiduciary Breach
On February 20, 2008, the United States Supreme Court decided the case of LaRue v DeWolff, Boberg & Associates, Inc., unanimously holding that individual participants in defined contribution plans regulated by ERISA (the Employee Retirement…
The California Court of Appeals Provides Some Guidance on the Scope of the Administrative Exemption to Wage Order No. 4-2001
On December 3, 2007, we reported that the California Supreme Court granted Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton's Petition for Review on behalf of Defendants Liberty Mutual Insurance Company and Golden Eagle Insurance Corporation in one…