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During crunch time, what are the meal break rules for long shifts?

03/29/2017
Q. We are entering the busy season at work and would like our employees to work longer hours than usual for the next two months. Do we have any obligations to provide our employees with additional meal breaks if they work longer than eight hours in one day?

‘Opportunity to Work’ legislation proposed

03/29/2017
The bill, A.B. 5, would require employers to offer more hours to current, nonexempt employees before they could hire additional help.

Fresno temp agency settles EEOC complaint for $24,500

03/29/2017
United Staffing in Fresno has agreed to settle charges it retaliated against an employee for filing a discrimination charge.

Class-action members must share common grievance

03/29/2017
When a worker files a lawsuit seeking class-action status, he must show the court that other workers are similarly situated to join the group.

New hire wasn’t qualified? Disability is irrelevant

03/29/2017
A disabled worker has to prove that he would be otherwise qualified.

A few isolated sexual comments don’t make a workplace a hostile environment

03/29/2017
Isolated sexual comments over many years just aren’t enough to warrant a lawsuit, even if more than one employee alleges it happened to her.

Automotive service advisors not exempt from federal wage-and-hour law

03/29/2017
Service advisors are not exempt under the auto salesperson exemption to the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Was that a legit termination–or retaliation?

03/29/2017
If you terminate an employee almost immediately after she has filed an internal discrimination complaint, understand the risk.

Boss’ comments direct evidence of bias

03/29/2017
If you learn that a supervisor who wants to fire an employee has made sexist comments about her, think twice about that termination.

Acosta floats $33,000 OT threshold

03/29/2017
Labor Secretary-designate Alexander Acosta refused to be pinned down on whether he would back the Obama administration’s never-enacted $47,476 overtime salary threshold rule.