Last-Minute Amendments To California’s Sick Leave Law

Employers should review the amendments, which address some of the challenges for implementing the sick leave law that took effect July 1.

After extensive legislative negotiation, the California State Legislature passed urgency amendments on July 13 to address some of the more challenging obstacles for implementing California’s new sick leave law (officially known as the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 or AB 1522). These amendments (AB 304) are effective immediately. Although we urge […]

By | July 17th, 2015 ||

Australia: High income threshold increases – the effect on unfair dismissal

On 1 July 2015, the high income threshold under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) increased from $133,000 to $136,700.

An employee will not be protected from unfair dismissal unless they satisfy one of these conditions:

they earn less than the high income threshold; or
a modern award covers their employment; or
an enterprise agreement applies to their employment.

Earnings include:

wages;
amounts dealt with on the employee’s behalf or as the employee directs; and
agreed money value of non-monetary benefits.

If the […]

By | July 15th, 2015 ||

Interns Deemed Non-Employees By Second Circuit

I have been following the protracted saga developing in the Second Circuit concerning whether interns are employees. Recently, this Circuit overturned a lower court decision that granted conditional certification to an intern (and the putative class) alleging that they were statutory employees. That case is entitled Glatt et al. v. Fox Searchlight Pictures Inc. Concomitantly, in Wang v. The Hearst Corp., the Second Circuit upheld a ruling that denied certification in another intern case.

The […]

By | July 13th, 2015 ||