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Key Decisions on Federal Arbitration Act Section 1: Impact on Arbitration Agreements - Dispute Resolution Journal
Key Decisions on Federal Arbitration Act Section 1: Impact on Arbitration Agreements - Dispute Resolution Journal View Key Decisions on Federal Arbitration Act Section 1: Impact on Arbitration Agreements by - Dispute Resolution Journal Key Decisions on Federal Arbitration Act Section 1: Impact on Arbitration Agreements 78 3 In this article, the authors explain that recent interpretations have redefined the scope of the Federal Arbitration Act’s “contracts of employment” exemption.
Navigating Title VII Compliance And Litigation Post-Muldrow
By Robert Pepple and Christopher Stevens (May 20, 2024, 5:11 PM EDT) -- On April 17, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated ruling in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, which resolved a circuit split regarding whether job transfers that do not change title or pay can violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
Time Is Money: A Quick Wage-Hour Tip on … How to Calculate the Correct Overtime Rate for Hourly Employees That Earn Bonuses, Commissions, etc.
Wednesday, July 28, 2021 If you have hourly employees that earn bonuses, commissions, or other performance payments, this article is for you. 1. Introduction Properly compensating such employees is often not as simple as paying “time and a half” or “double-time” for qualifying hours. Rather, federal law, and the laws of many states, require employers to “recalculate” overtime rates to include certain types of non-hourly compensation and pay overtime at those higher rates.
Ninth Circuit Delivers Complete Victory to Walmart on Wage Statement Claims and Rejects Article III Standing to PAGA-Plaintiffs Without Personal Injury | Epstein Becker & Green - JDSupra
On May 28, 2021, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals delivered a win to Walmart in a lawsuit brought by Roderick Magadia (“Magadia”) alleging violations of California’s wage statement and meal break laws. The Ninth Circuit overturned a $102 million dollar judgment issued by United States District Judge Lucy H. Koh – comprised of $48 million in statutory damages and $54 million in civil penalties under California’s Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”).
Ninth Circuit Delivers Complete Victory to Walmart on Wage Statement Claims and Rejects Article III Standing to PAGA-Plaintiffs Without Personal Injury
Wednesday, June 16, 2021 On May 28, 2021, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals delivered a win to Walmart in a lawsuit brought by Roderick Magadia (“Magadia”) alleging violations of California’s wage statement and meal break laws. The Ninth Circuit overturned a $102 million dollar judgment issued by United States District Judge Lucy H. Koh – comprised of $48 million in statutory damages and $54 million in civil penalties under California’s Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”).
California Court of Appeal Concludes that Individuals Can Be Personally Liable for Civil Penalties for Wage-Hour Violations
The question whether an individual may be held liable for alleged wage-hour violations is one that occasionally arises in class action litigation – and, for obvious reasons, it is one that is particularly important to individuals who own entities or who are responsible for overseeing wage-hour compliance. In Atempa v.
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