What's New - Rediger Labor Law

17 Jan Federal Agencies Issue Fact Sheet Reminding Employers that Retaliation Against Employees Who Assert Workplace Rights Is Unlawful, Regardless of Their Immigration Status

Posted at 12:38h in Employment Law

by Robert L. Rediger, Esq.
Announced on January 10, 2017, several federal agencies, including the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Department of Labor (DOL), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and others, have issued a joint “fact sheet” reminding employers...

12 Jan Paid Sick Leave for Employees Employed on New Contracts with the Federal Government

Posted at 17:28h in Employment Law

by Susana P. Solano, Esq.
Effective January 1, 2017, Executive Order 13706 requires employers that enter into new covered contracts with the Federal Government to provide employees with up to seven days or 56 hours of paid sick leave annually. The Order requires new contracts...

04 Jan DOL’s Overtime Rule Blocked By Texas Judge

Posted at 18:57h in Employment Law

by Laura C. McHugh, Esq.
On November 22, 2016, a Texas federal judge entered a nationwide injunction blocking the U.S. Department of Labor from implementing a new rule that would have increased the minimum salary for the federal “white collar” overtime pay exemption to $47,476...

30 Dec Cal/OSHA Expands Its Definition of What Constitutes a “Repeat Violation”

Posted at 08:00h in Employment Law

by Candice K. Rediger, Esq.
There is now even greater cause for concern when an OSHA complaint shows up on your desk. Cal/OSHA recently amended its regulations to redefine what constitutes a “repeat violation” and the new amendment takes effect on January 1, 2017. In...

29 Dec Proposition 64 Passed; Here’s What that Means for Your Business

Posted at 20:16h in Employment Law

by Candice K. Rediger, Esq.
Californians may have legalized recreational marijuana this past November, but that does not mean employees can start showing up to work high. Employers still have the right to “maintain a drug and alcohol free workplace” under the new law. The...

23 Dec More Bad News for Employers: The California Supreme Court Holds That Requiring Employees to Remain on Call During Rest Breaks Renders the Breaks Invalid

Posted at 21:51h in Class Action, Employment Law

by Susana P. Solano, Esq.
In Augustus v. ABM Security Services (ABM Security), a class action filed 11 years ago and certified as a class in 2009, the California Supreme Court ruled that ABM Security unlawfully required the class of security guards to remain on...

21 Dec The Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016

Posted at 09:51h in Employment Law

by Robert L. Rediger, Esq.
On May 11, 2016, President Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA) into law. The new law creates a right for an “owner of a trade secret” to bring a civil claim in federal court for the...

21 Dec Public Works Contractors Are Now Required To Pay Apprentices Prevailing Wage For Pre-employment Testing, Training, And Examinations