The Fifth Circuit recently ruled that an employer may not deduct more than the actual credit card fees associated with liquidated credit card tips for employees without compromising the tip credit taken by the employer against the employee’s wages.
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney recently signed a bill to make it unlawful, with limited exceptions, for employers to procure or use an applicant’s or employee’s credit history for employment purposes.
On June 10, 2016, Colorado enacted a measure that provides certain current and former private-sector employees the right to access and obtain a copy of their personnel files.
On June 1, 2016, the California Occupational Safety and Health Division issued a Statewide High Heat Advisory, reminding employers how they can protect their outdoor workers and comply with the Cal/OSHA Heat Illness Prevention Standard.
On June 1, 2016, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy signed a bill into law that prohibits most employers from requesting criminal history information on an initial employment application.
The 7th Circuit has found that a company's arbitration agreement, which prohibits employees from participating in “any class, collective or representative proceeding,” violated the employees’ right to engage in concerted activity under the NLRA.
