On December 29, California’s Second Appellate District held that employees who settle and dismiss their individual wage claims may not assert claims under the state’s Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) on behalf of other employees. PAGA allows employees to file lawsuits to recover civil penalties for violations of the California Labor Code on behalf of
Wage and Hour
New York’s Minimum Wage Increased on December 31, 2017
Posted in Minimum Wage, Wage and Hour Laws
It’s that time of year for all employers in New York to confirm that their payroll is set up to pay the new minimum wage that went into effect on December 31, 2017. Additionally, in order for exempt employees to remain exempt into the new year, employers will need to ensure that their annual salaries…
New York DOL Proposes New Regulations for “Call-In” Pay and Employee Scheduling
By Michael E. DeLarco & David Mitchell on
Posted in Wage and Hour Laws
New York employers may soon be subject to new scheduling and pay requirements pertaining to their non-exempt employees who work “on-call” shifts. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo recently announced that the New York State Department of Labor (NYDOL) is advancing regulations on “just-in-time” or “on demand” scheduling, which allows employers to schedule employees’ shifts shortly…
Emergency New York Department of Labor Amendment Attempts to Clarify Pay Requirements for Home Health Care Workers
By Kenneth Kirschner & Sophie Duffy on
Posted in Wage and Hour Laws
The home health care industry has been buffeted in the past year by almost constant winds of change and conflicting guidance. Home health care agencies, which provide crucial live-in aides to New York’s most vulnerable, elderly and ill residents, had relied on the New York Department of Labor’s guidance to pay their workers for years.…