by Girish Anand | Sep 8, 2016 | Minimum Wage Law
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that Uber drivers who signed arbitration agreements with the ride-sharing company must use the arbitration process and not the courts to settle their grievances. Essentially, this means that only about 8,000 of...
by Girish Anand | Jul 23, 2016 | Federal Labor Law, FLSA, Minimum Wage Law, Overtime Rules
A federal judge has decertified the collective of former minor league players suing Major League Baseball (MLB) over minimum wage claims, and he has also denied their certification as a class action. Lawyers representing the former minor leaguers vowed to appeal. U.S....
by Girish Anand | Jun 16, 2016 | DOL, Minimum Wage Law, Misclassification, WHD
The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Virginia Employment Commission have signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) intended to protect employees’ rights by preventing their misclassification as independent contractors...
by Girish Anand | May 14, 2016 | Minimum Wage Law
In response to rising minimum wage standards in many states, Wendy’s the fast food chain is rolling out self-service kiosks for customers to punch in their orders, replacing human order takers. The kiosks will be available at Wendy’s 6,000 nationwide...
by Girish Anand | May 5, 2016 | Minimum Wage Law, Overtime Rules
The final rule setting a new salary threshold for overtime exemptions, now under review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is still being attacked as overly aggressive by business groups. The final rule reached OMB March 17. Since then, OMB has held 22...
by Girish Anand | Apr 14, 2016 | Minimum Wage Law, State Labor Law
Attorneys-general from eight states, including California, have collaborated in an effort to rein in on-call worker policies that leave employees dangling and unable to do anything while waiting for a call to work that might never come. On-call policies demand that...