United States: Northern District Of Illinois Grants Employer Summary Judgment In "Dual Jobs" Tip Credit Case

On December 17, 2014, Judge Charles Norgle of the Northern District of Illinois granted summary judgment to an employer on all counts in a tip credit case where servers argued they were engaged in activities outside of their server duties.  InSchaefer v. Walker Bros. Enterprises, Inc., 10 CV 6366, plaintiffs alleged that their employer violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Illinois Minimum Wage Law (IMWL) by: (1) incorrectly using a tip […]

By | February 3rd, 2015 ||

United States: Are RFID Chip Implants On The Horizon for Employees?

There has been a lot of press in the past two days about an existing technology being used in a new way at an office complex in Sweden: RFID chips implanted in tenants’ hands.  The occupants of this new complex are being given the opportunity to have a tiny RFID chip implanted in their hand that will give them access to doors and photocopiers, with the promise of future services tied to the chips.  Not […]

By | February 2nd, 2015 ||

Canada: 2014 In Review – A Look Back At The Cases And Legislative Changes That Impacted Your Workplace

2014 saw a number of important decisions and legislative changes in the area of labour and employment law.    Over the course of the year, CCP blogged these developments and here we provide our “top 10” cases and the most significant legislative changes of the past year with links to the original blogs.  Enjoy!!
Top Labour and Employment Cases of 2014

Hryniak v. Mauldin  – The Supreme Court broadened the scope of summary judgment proceedings and provided […]

By | February 2nd, 2015 ||