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On November 4, 2003, San Francisco voters approved Proposition L, a minimum wage ordinance that requires virtually all employers to pay at least $8.50 per hour for work performed within the geographic boundaries of the...
Category: Wage & Hour Issues
Oct 20, 2003
Wage & Hour Issues
New California Legislation Increases Penalties for Labor Code Violations and Steps Up Enforcement with Private Lawsuits
In one of his last acts before leaving office, Governor Gray Davis has signed into law the “Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004.” The law, which takes effect on January 1, 2004, allows employees to...
Apr 24, 2003
Wage & Hour Issues
Department of Labor Proposes To Strengthen Overtime Protections Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) is the federal law that establishes standards for minimum wages, overtime pay, and child labor. In particular, FLSA requires that employees who work in excess of 40 hours in a...
Dec 31, 2001
Wage & Hour Issues
Wage & Hour Update: A Resurgence in Litigation Over Employees. Exempt/Non-Exempt Status Under the FLSA
One of the more startling legal developments in the American workplace over the past year is the precipitous rise in litigation under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and similar state wage laws governing...
Oct 31, 2000
Wage & Hour Issues
Employers Who Take Deductions From Salaried Employees’ Pay May Be Liable for Overtime Compensation, According to Second Circuit
In a case that had been remanded previously by the United States Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York recently ruled that a class of salaried New York City employees might be entitled to...
Oct 25, 2000
Wage & Hour Issues
Discretionary Bonuses Based in Part on Employer’s Performance Do Not Fall Within the Definition of “Wages” Protected by New York’s Wage Payment Statute
In Truelove v Northeast Capital & Advisory, Inc., 3 No. 99 (NY Ct. App. 2000), a case of first impression in New York, the state’s highest court ruled on October 17, 2000 that discretionary bonuses based on an...
Oct 13, 2000
Wage & Hour Issues
New California Law Exempts Some Highly-Paid Software Professionals From Receiving Overtime
Under the California Labor Code, employees who work in excess of eight (8) hours in a day or forty (40) hours in a week are generally entitled to overtime pay. A recent amendment to the Labor Code, effective September 19,...
Effective January 1, 2000, California has restored its daily overtime requirements to their pre-1998 status. Prior to 1998, California law required employers in most industries were required to pay employees at a rate of time...
On September 18, 1997, New York Governor Pataki signed into law amendments to the State Labor Law which significantly enhance the statutory penalties for underpayment or non-payment of wages. The new law, entitled the Unpaid...
In Truelove v Northeast Capital & Advisory, Inc., 3 No. 99 (NY Ct. App. 2000), a case of first impression in New York, the state’s highest court ruled on October 17, 2000, that discretionary bonuses based on an...