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On December 2, 2015, Sutton Hague Law Corporation was pleased to welcome special guest Valerie Hardy-Mahoney for a webinar on new developments at the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”). Ms. Hardy-Mahoney is an experienced attorney, having been with the NLRB for over thirty years. She is currently a Regional Attorney for the NLRB and oversees Region 32, which is based […]

In what is considered to be one of the most important wage and hour cases ever decided by the Nevada Supreme Court, Sutton Hague Law Corporation has been retained to submit an amicus brief on behalf of the industry most impacted by the case – the restaurant industry. In the consolidated case commonly known as State of Nevada Office of […]

On October 2, 2015, Governor Brown signed Assembly Bill No. 1506, amending several provisions of California’s Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (“PAGA”). AB 1506 was passed to “provide an employer with the right to cure” certain PAGA violations. It was passed as an “urgency statute” which means that it took effect immediately. While employers should welcome any possibility of […]

On October 29, 2015, Brett Sutton was elected to the Board of Directors of Marjaree Mason Center, which provides shelter and assistance to victims of domestic violence in California’s Central Valley. According to MMC Executive Director Genelle Taylor Kumpe, “Majaree Mason Center is thrilled to welcome Brett Sutton as a Board Member. Brett brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise.” […]

On July 28, 2015, we prepared a blog post about the California Supreme Court’s request for guidance from the Labor Commissioner regarding the requirement that California employers provide “suitable seats” to employees “when the nature of the work reasonably permits the use of seats.” This is an important issue because violations of wage order requirements to provide suitable seating will […]

By Charity Felts on October 19, 2015 On October 9, 2015, Carson City District Judge James Wilson issued an order staying his August 12, 2015 decision in Hancock v. State of Nevada Office of the Labor Commissioner.  In the August 12 decision, the court held that employers must pay the top tier of the state minimum wage (currently $8.25) unless […]

Earlier this week the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement or “DLSE” posted an updated FAQ document to address changes to California’s Paid Sick Leave (“PSL”) law. The changes to the law – which became effective in July 2015 shortly after the original law went into effect – were discussed in a prior SHLC Blog Post, and can be found here: https://suttonhague.com/july-13-2015-governor-signs-bill-amending-california-paid-sick-leave-law/. […]

Background In 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its landmark ruling in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, 131 S. Ct. 1740 (2011). In that case, the Court held that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) requires states to enforce arbitration agreements and class action waivers in consumer contracts. Prior to Concepcion, many states, including California, had developed a practice of invalidating […]

AB 1513 Requires Separate Compensation of Breaks and Nonproductive Time for Piece-Rate Workers On October 10, 2015, Governor Brown signed AB1513, which expresses statutory requirements for piece-rate compensation and provides an affirmative defense for employers facing lawsuits based on wage and hour violations for piece-rate workers. In 2013, two California Courts of Appeal held that the California requirement that “all […]

In a unanimous decision on September 24, 2015, the Supreme Court of Nevada ruled that federal law and U.S Supreme Court precedent broadly mandate the enforcement of arbitration agreements and class action waivers in employment contracts. Tallman v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Ct., 131 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 71 (Sept. 24, 2015). With this decision, the Nevada high court has made […]