Employment Law Alert: Worker Economic Opportunity Act Permits Employers to Exclude from Regular Rate of Pay Value and Income from Employee Stock Options Pursuant to Certain Plans
Saul Ewing LLP
On May 18, 2000, President Clinton signed into law the Worker Economic Opportunity Act, P.L. 106-202 (the "Act"). .
Carolinas Employers Should Evaluate Mexican Labor Laws Before Going into Business in Mexico
Duff, White & Turner, LLC
During the last two years, a record number of Carolinas-based employers have started doing business in Mexico, in .
New California Law Restores Daily Overtime
Leslie L. Abbott of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
Governor Gray Davis recently signed into law the "Eight-Hour-Day Restoration and Workplace Flexibility Act of 1999".
Exclusions from Overtime
Robbins, Schwartz, Nicholas, Lifton & Taylor, Ltd.
The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (the "Act") requires that employers pay employees overtime, in the.
Workers' Legal Rights to Fair Wages and Overtime Pay
Kay A. Giese of Kay A. Giese, P.A.
Nearly 50 years ago, the U.S. Congress passed a law requiring employers to pay most workers a "minimum wage" for .
How Do I Tame the Overtime Dragon?
Ryan, Swanson & Cleveland, PLLC
How to correctly compute overtime seems to generate more calls than any other wage- and-hour issue. The basic rule.
Oregon Wage Laws
A.E. Bud Bailey of Bailey Pinney & Associates, LLC
Under Oregon Law, If You. Are fired, your wages MUST be paid the next business day. .
Los Angeles Labor & Employment Alert: The New Millennium Means The Return of Daily Overtime
Sidley Austin LLP
Provided is a detailed analysis of AB60 (effective January 1, 2000), which provides that hours worked in excess of eight hours in one workday must be paid for at time and one-half the employee's regular rate of pay.
Government Contracts Issue Update: Uncompensated Overtime
Wiley Rein LLP
This newsletter summarizes how a government contractor can compensate for overtime without allowing the federal government to obtain a windfall. This article recommends that government contractors account for overtime by charging direct labor to projects at a standard hourly rate established annually for each direct labor employee.
When Is a Sales Commission Legally Earned?
Morris E. Fischer of Morris E. Fischer, Attorneys at Law
It is not uncommon for sales representatives who experience transition in their careers, either voluntarily or otherwise to have closed sales while in the company?s employ and never get compensated for their successes. Whether purposely or unintentionally withheld by the company, the effect is the same. A legal dispute will arise as to the sales person's right to earn the commission. For example, what if a sales representative closes a sale, but the customer doesn?t send in payment until after the sales person has left the company?
Bulletin: New California Overtime Law Could Cost Unwary Construction Contractors Millions
Robert Spagat of Thelen LLP
This article discusses the recent California statute passed this year which obligates construction contractors to pay their workers overtime for all hours worked beyond eight in one day and on the seventh consecutive day in one week.
Deferring Vacation Pay Into A 401(k) Plan
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
An examination of the consequence employers will confront when characterizing vacation pay contributions as non-elective employer contributions.
Drafting Enforceable Sales Commission Plans Under New York and California Law
Donna M. Shibata of Morrison & Foerster LLP
Employers often encounter problems in drafting enforceable compensation plans for their commissioned sales employees. This Commentary compares New York and California law governing commission plans to illustrate how legal requirements do vary and highlights common, recurring problems encountered in drafting commission plans.
Virginia Employers, Employees Unsure of Rights After Day of Rest Law Amended
Nancy N. Delogu and Sue Marie King of Littler Mendelson, P.C.
Legislative error has caused widespread consternation among Virginia employers who discovered on July 1, 2004, that the Commonwealth's little-known "day of rest" laws have been amended to permit all non-managerial employees to insist upon Sunday off.
Changes In California's Overtime Laws Benefit Employees
Gayle L. Eskridge of Eskridge Law
In July, Gov. Gray Davis signed AB60, the "Eight-Hour Day Restoration and Workplace Flexibility Act of 1999," into .
California's New Overtime Law
William R. Hart of Hart, King & Coldren
Officially entitled the "Eight-Hour-Day-Restoration and Workplace Flexibility Act of 1999 (the Act)," California'.