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Employment Law – employment law update for California employers, Florida minimum wage rising to $8.05, social media and non-solicitation covenants- a cautionary tale for employers and more.

2015 Labor & Employment Law Update for California Employers by Dwight L. Armstrong, Michael Betz and Amy Findley published on JDSupra

The California Legislature enacted a number of new bills that become effective in 2015. Among the most significant are the following:AB 1522: Mandated Paid Sick Leave For California Employees, AB 2288: The Child Labor Protection Act Provides Additional Damages for Victims,AB 1443: Volunteers and Interns Receive “Employee” Anti-Discrimination Protections... [ Read More ]

Florida Minimum Wage Rising To $8.05 by Steven M. Bernstein and David Buchsbaum published on JDSupra

On January 1, 2015, the minimum wage for employees working in Florida rises to $8.05 per hour. This represents an hourly increase of $0.12 over the current Florida minimum wage. The increase is tied to the rate of inflation over the prior year. Also effective on January 1, 2015, “tipped employees” in Florida… [ Read More ]

Social Media and Non-Solicitation Covenants – Another LinkedIn Cautionary Tale, but this One for Employers by Jennifer B. Rubin published on National Law Review

In BTS USA Inc. v. Executive Perspectives, LLC, a former employee posted his new job with a competitor to his LinkedIn account. He then, after updating his LinkedIn account to show his new employment affiliation, broadcast an invitation to his contacts to “check out” the new website he had designed for his new employer… [ Read More ]

Safeguarding a Whistleblower’s Identity by R. Douglas Harmon published on JDSupra

Everyone knows that the Sarbanes-Oxley Act prohibits retaliation against whistleblowers. It may be less obvious, however, that merely disclosing a whistleblower’s identity can constitute prohibited retaliation. Nevertheless, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held exactly that in Halliburton, Inc. v. Administrative Review Board, United States Department of Labor… [ Read More]

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