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"Late breaking" news

Fisher & Phillips LLP
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USA
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April 1 2013

Boss: Time for your lunch break. Employee: Naw, I'll just finish up what I'm working on and take my break later. Boss: That's fine with me, but you

Sue an employee, but pay for attorneys' fees?

Fisher & Phillips LLP
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USA
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January 1 2012

Employers defending wage claims in proceedings before the California Labor Commissioner are not permitted to file complaints or cross-claims against their employees, but that's not the case when a complaint is filed in civil court

How do you recapture debt from an employee's final paycheck? Very carefully

Fisher & Phillips LLP
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USA
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October 4 2011

Employers continue to be challenged with claims from terminated employees who received payroll deductions for debts they owed the employer

Court clarifies meaning of "commissions"

Fisher & Phillips LLP
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USA
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July 1 2011

California Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC) Wage Orders exempt from California's overtime-compensation requirement "any employee whose earnings exceed one and one-half (1 ) times the minimum wage if more than half of that employee's compensation represents commissions."

"Pay stub" rulings continue

Fisher & Phillips LLP
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USA
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April 1 2011

Earlier this year, a case reinforced yet again the need for employers to pay close attention to the specific requirements of the California Labor Code - this time, the itemized wage statement requirement in Labor Code section 226(a

Minimum wage as class warfare: a creeping activism

Fisher & Phillips LLP
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USA
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October 4 2010

Most of us who know the work history of our ancestors appreciate the gains made over the past 100 years with regard to fewer hours of work, a higher standard of living, and the opportunity to enjoy family time

Employers who win meal and rest-period claims can recover fees and costs

Fisher & Phillips LLP
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USA
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October 4 2010

Employees and their attorneys have good reason to be more cautious in filing certain wage claims against employers

Dealing with the labor commissioner

Fisher & Phillips LLP
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USA
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July 1 2010

California wagehour law is governed by the California Labor Code, the Industrial Welfare Commission's Wage Orders, and appellate or California Supreme Court decisions which interpret these laws

Avoiding "reporting-time" claims

Fisher & Phillips LLP
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USA
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April 2 2010

In California, conditions of employment, including standards governing compensation, are set forth in the Wage Orders promulgated by the Industrial Welfare Commission

Annual bonuses: are they factored into overtime?

Fisher & Phillips LLP
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USA
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April 1 2010

Many employers question whether annual bonuses must be considered in overtime compensation

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