The CA Supreme Court determined that plaintiffs seeking civil penalties under PAGA retain standing to pursue representative PAGA claims on behalf of other alleged aggrieved employees in court despite being bound to arbitrate their individual PAGA claims.
The Colorado Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s ruling that a former executive did not breach his employment agreement when he poached company clients, because the company materially breached the employment agreement first.
A new law imposes significant burdens on Connecticut hospitals concerning nurse staffing plans, staffing committees, reporting requirements, civil penalties for non-compliance, and the right of nurses to object to participating in certain activities.
The Florida Department of Revenue recently provided some guidance clarifying which employers are covered by the new Florida immigration law’s requirements, although some questions remain.
The country’s colleges and universities will likely face significant labor cost pressures for the next year, according to a higher ed sector financial analysis released last week.
Effective October 1, 2023, Connecticut employees whose health care coverage has been terminated by an employer because of a strike, lockout, or other labor dispute will be eligible for special enrollment in state health insurance programs.
Employers have until August 30, 2023, to conduct in-person physical verification of identity and employment eligibility documentation for all employees who were onboarded using remote virtual verification between March 20, 2020 and July 31, 2023.
The First Special Session of the 131st Maine Legislature included debate about more than 2,000 bills. Many that were adopted will impact employers in the Pine Tree State.
On June 30, 2023, the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico issued an Opinion and Order interpreting an employer’s obligation to pay the Christmas Bonus to employees covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement.
On June 16, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court resolved a circuit split in favor of a broad interpretation of the federal government’s ability to dismiss False Claims Act (FCA) actions over a relator’s objection.
