Dear Littler
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January 3, 2018

Dear Littler: Does Equity Compensation Count as Wages under Federal and California Law?

We need to hire some key personnel for our new tech company and we intend to offer them equity in the enterprise as compensation. Is this legal?

ASAP
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January 3, 2018

México: Nuevas tarifas para el pago de Derechos Migratorios 2018

Por medio del presente hacemos de su conocimiento las nuevas tarifas de pago de derechos por trámites migratorios 2018, las cuales ha publicado el Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM) a través de la Secretaria de Gobernación.

ASAP
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January 3, 2018

Mexico: New Immigration Fees for 2018

Mexico’s Ministry of Interior recently adjusted the fees for immigration applications and processes that are effective in 2018.

WPI Report
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January 3, 2018

WPI State of the States: A Busy December Signals a Wild 2018 for Employers

Despite the holiday break in most statehouses and city halls, legislators were quite productive in December. More than 40 employment-related bills were introduced or advanced last month, across nearly 20 states and municipalities.

ASAP
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January 3, 2018

New Ontario, Canada Employment Standards Poster Available

The Ontario Ministry of Labour has released a new employment standards poster to coincide with new Bill 148 requirements, which took effect on January 1, 2018.

WPI Report
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December 29, 2017

WPI Wage Watch: Minimum Wage and Overtime Updates (December Edition)

2017 may be so last year, but minimum wage and overtime developments in its final month may forecast what types of measures we will see in 2018.

Podcast
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January 29, 2018

Down the Rabbit Hole: Will 2018 Bring Changes to California PAGA Actions? (UPDATE)

A discussion of how PAGA currently operates, open questions concerning the law and ballot initiatives

Insight
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December 26, 2017

DOT Tackles the Opioid Crisis: Agency Issues Guidance on Regulations Adding Semi-Synthetic Opioids to Testing Panel

Effective January 1, 2018, employers with employees subject to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s drug-testing regulations will face new and broader testing obligations.

Insight
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December 21, 2017

The EEOC Continues to Press Litigation Under Title VII Concerning Employer Criminal Records Checks

An Illinois federal judge has largely denied an employer's attempt to force the EEOC to provide additional evidence in support of its claim that the employer’s background check policy disparately excluded African-American workers from employment.

Insight
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December 21, 2017

Another Federal Court Holds Home Health Aides in NY are NOT Necessarily Entitled to Pay for Every Hour of a 24-Hour Shift, but that the DOL's Home Care Rule Took Effect on January 1, 2015

A recent federal court decision has added to the confusion surrounding the application of the U.S. Department of Labor's "home care" overtime rule and New York's "13-hour" rule regarding compensable work hours for certain home care aides.

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