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Highlights from the SHLC January California/Nevada New Year Update Webinars
By XobeeAdmin on January 16, 201500This month, Sutton Hague Law Corporation held webinars discussing key developments in employment law affecting California and Nevada employers for 2015. The National Labor Relations Board: The webinars discussed recent developments with the National Labor Relations Board such as the new “Ambush Rules” amending NLRB Election Procedures. Effective April 14, 2015, the union election timeline will be shortened from approximately […] -
Highlights from the SHLC December California/Nevada Employer Webinar
By XobeeAdmin on December 8, 2014Featuring Guest Speaker April Watts – Senior Investigator, AT&T Corporation Active Shooter Response: Is your place of employment prepared in the event of an active shooter? An employer’s failure to address the threat of an active shooter in the workplace can be an Occupational Safety and Health Act (“OSHA”) violation under the General Duty Clause [Section 5(a)(1)]. It could also […] -
Highlights from the SHLC November California/Nevada Employer Webinar
By XobeeAdmin on November 7, 2014In order to qualify for FMLA leave, an employee must have worked for a minimum of 1250 hours and for a period of at least twelve months. When calculating whether an employee has met the minimum time threshold, an employer must include any time worked as a temporary employee. The relevant Federal Regulation states that “(w)here the employee performs work […] -
Highlights from Brett Sutton’s Sept. 18, 2014 Presentation to Tulare County Bar Association (Judges, Attorneys and those working in the Legal Profession) — Employment Law Update
By XobeeAdmin on September 21, 2014On Sept. 10, 2014, Gov. Brown signed AB 1522 which will require California employers to provide paid sick leave to employees. The new law goes into effect July 1, 2015. In Alexander v. FedEx, (Aug. 27, 2014), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that FedEx’s contracted drivers where employees even though FedEx’s policies arguably gave the drivers a great […] -
Highlights from Sept. 18, 2014 Presentation by Jared Hague and Shawn VanWagenen to Northern Nevada Human Resources Association (Carson City, NV) – Steps to Take Now to Win in Litigation Later
By XobeeAdmin on September 21, 2014Nevada law defines a “workday” as “a period of 24 consecutive hours which begins when the employee begins work.” When applicable, daily overtime must be calculated accordingly. Centralized control of leave administration within a company is critical for consistency. When a harassment complaint is received, immediate interim measures must be taken. A company must carefully select supervisors and make sure […] -
Highlights from the SHLC September California/Nevada Employer Webinars
By XobeeAdmin on September 4, 2014An employee’s regular rate of pay includes all “remuneration for employment paid to, or on behalf of, the employee…” See 29 U.S.C. § 207(e). In calculating an employee’s regular rate of pay, employers must account for all bonuses unless they are discretionary both as to the fact of payment as well as the amount of payment. The failure to account […] -
Selected Highlights from the SHLC August 6th California/Nevada Employer Webinar
By XobeeAdmin on August 11, 2014The ADA generally does not require employers to grant requests for indefinite leave. Where continued requests for leave extensions, or piecemeal leave requests, create an indefinite leave situation, employers may usually deny further extensions. – Brett Sutton Two of the most important factors in determining whether a job task is an essential function are the employee’s job description and the […]