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Apple to Settle Unpaid Bag Check Class Action Suit for $30 Million

Date:: November 30, 2021

Apple has agreed to pay $30 million to settle claims that the company unlawfully failed to pay employees for time spent undergoing bag checks whenever they exited the store.

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Arbitration Case

Date:: November 17, 2021

Does an employer's delay invoking an arbitration clause mean that it must face a potentially large wage-and-hour lawsuit in federal court? The Supreme Court will soon resolve that question.

New Rule May Require Employers to Closely Track Tipped Employees' Work

Date:: October 28, 2021

Effective December 28, employers will not be able to claim a tip credit during the time employees spend on supporting work that takes up more than 20 percent of their workweek or more than 30 minutes at any one time.

Keeping Workers' Tips Will Prove Costly Under New Rule

Date:: September 29, 2021

Under a new rule taking effect November 23, the US Department of Labor (DOL) will be able to penalize employers $1,162 each time they keep employees' tips, even if those violations are not repeated or willful.

California's App-Based Drivers Law Struck Down

Date:: August 23, 2021

The Protect App-Based Drivers and Services Act allows gig economy companies like Uber, Lyft and DoorDash to classify their drivers as independent contractors under certain conditions.

Amazon Must Pay $13.5 Million for Unpaid Security Screenings of Workers

Date:: July 30, 2021

Amazon must pay its warehouse workers for time spent undergoing security checks after their shifts, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled in a multi-district case involving 42,000 employees.

Repeal of Joint Employer Rule Puts Franchisors, Others Back in DOL's Crosshairs

Date:: July 29, 2021

The US Department of Labor (DOL) announced it will repeal the Trump administration's joint employment rule, effective September 28, 2021.

California Supreme Court Ruling Raises Cost of Missed Meal and Rest Breaks

Date:: July 19, 2021

The one-hour premium owed to employees for missed meal, rest or recovery breaks must include not just their hourly wages, but also any other nondiscretionary payments, the Supreme Court of California ruled in Ferra v. Loews Hollywood Hotel.

New Jersey Cracking Down on Independent Contractor Misclassification

Date:: July 15, 2021

Four new laws boost New Jersey's capacity to investigate and enforce misclassification of independent contractors and further increase the penalties for misclassification.

Pennsylvania Abandons $45,500 Minimum Salary for Overtime-Exempt Workers

Date:: July 9, 2021

It is not yet clear whether the 2020 regulations that were repealed now revert back to previous versions or if they are repealed entirely.

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Apple to Settle Unpaid Bag Check Class Action Suit for $30 Million

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Arbitration Case

New Rule May Require Employers to Closely Track Tipped Employees' Work

Keeping Workers' Tips Will Prove Costly Under New Rule

California's App-Based Drivers Law Struck Down

Amazon Must Pay $13.5 Million for Unpaid Security Screenings of Workers

Repeal of Joint Employer Rule Puts Franchisors, Others Back in DOL's Crosshairs

California Supreme Court Ruling Raises Cost of Missed Meal and Rest Breaks

New Jersey Cracking Down on Independent Contractor Misclassification

Pennsylvania Abandons $45,500 Minimum Salary for Overtime-Exempt Workers

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