Employment & Labor Updates from Cooley LLPhttp://www.cooley.com Two recent New York federal district court decisions illustrate the ongoing debate regarding the enforceability of class action waivers in the employment context following AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion and D.R. Horton and Michael Cuda. In Sutherland v. Ernst & Young, 2012 WL 130420 (S.D.N.Y. ...http://www.cooley.com/showalert.aspx?Show=66104Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT On January 3, 2012, the National Labor Relations Board (the "NLRB" or the "Board") issued its decision in D.R. Horton and Michael Cuda, finding that notwithstanding the Federal Arbitration Act (the "FAA") and AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion (the United States Supreme Court's April 27, 2011 opi...http://www.cooley.com/showalert.aspx?Show=66030Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTAs we reported in our January 4, 2012 Alert, the California Labor Commissioner recently published a template form to comply with the Wage Theft Prevention Act of 2011 ("WTPA") (AB 469). In connection with the publication of the template, the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement ("DLSE...http://www.cooley.com/showalert.aspx?Show=65987Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT As we reported in our October 24, 2011 Alert, on October 9, 2011, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the Wage Theft Prevention Act of 2011 (AB 469). This law adds a new section to the California Labor Code (Section 2810.5) that requires employers to provide all newly hired non-exempt C...http://www.cooley.com/showalert.aspx?Show=65978Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT After months of deliberation and comment, the National Labor Relations Board (the "NLRB" or the "Board") has adopted a final rule amending its election case procedures. The amendments were drawn from a more comprehensive (and controversial) proposal put forward by the NLRB in June. The new rule wil...http://www.cooley.com/showalert.aspx?Show=65970Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMTEmployers should review compensation rates for both exempt and nonexempt employees, to ensure compliance with current legal thresholds. Set forth below are rates at the federal level, and for the states and localities that exceed federal levels for the most common job categories.The following minimu...http://www.cooley.com/showalert.aspx?Show=65957Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMTSteven Friedlander, partner in Cooley's Employment & Labor practice group, was quoted in an article on best practices for conducting social media background checks.View the full article here.http://www.cooley.com/showinthenews.aspx?Show=65854Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT On October 9, 2011, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a series of bills impacting the landscape of California employment law. Employers will want to take note of these new laws, which may require revision of existing employment policies and practices. Except where indicated, the new l...http://www.cooley.com/showalert.aspx?Show=65692Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT In our March 4, 2011 Alert we described the proposed rule of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) concerning the posting of a workplace notice informing employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The NLRB has now issued its final rule regarding this notice. The re...http://www.cooley.com/showalert.aspx?Show=65605Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT On August 29, 2011, the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division ("WHD") issued a final rule to implement President Obama's Executive Order 13495, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts (the "Executive Order"). The Executive Order requires federal contractors and subcontra...http://www.cooley.com/showalert.aspx?Show=65474Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT