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United Airlines, Pilots Ink $7.5M Deal To End Pay Stub Fight

Law 360

million settlement resolving a long-running dispute accusing the airline of failing to provide pilots with accurate wage statements detailing their hourly wages and hours worked. United Airlines pilots asked a California federal judge on Tuesday to greenlight a $7.5

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Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: February Lessons

Law 360

In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy discusses five notable circuit court decisions on topics from property taxes to veteran's rights — and provides key takeaways for counsel on issues including class representative intervention, wage-and-hour dispute evidence and ascertainability requirements.

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Summary of California’s “Tool Wage” Law

JayS.Rothman&Associates

California has a small exception to this rule, set forth in various “wage orders,” which permit an employer to require an employee to provide their own tools or equipment, but only if the employee is paid at least twice minimum wage. tools, equipment, uniforms, work site, etc.).

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Canadian port workers in BC strike against automation and outsourcing

JURIST

One day prior to the strike, the ILWU issued a 72-hour strike notice and stated their intentions, in accordance with Section 87.7 The port workers also request a wage increase in light of the rising living cost in British Columbia. of the Canada Labour Code. The ILWU rejected the proposal.

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Microsoft announces changes to US-based workforce policies and practices

JURIST

Microsoft Wednesday announced four new employee workforce initiatives including changes to US-based policies and practices related to noncompete clause enforcement, confidentiality agreements in dispute resolutions, wage transparency across hiring practices and the initiation of a civil rights audit.

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Defendants who delay can lose their chance to arbitrate, court rules in 9-0 decision

SCOTUSBlog

Share The Supreme Court on Monday unanimously ruled against a fast-food franchise owner in a procedural dispute over whether a wage-theft lawsuit belongs in federal court or in arbitration. Justice Elena Kagan wrote the opinion in Morgan v. Sundance, Inc. Plaintiff Robyn Morgan worked at a Taco Bell franchise owned by Sundance.

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Cargo loaders are exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act, but important questions remain

SCOTUSBlog

The answer to that question is significant because it controls whether or not Saxon and other workers who load cargo can be required under the Federal Arbitration Act to arbitrate their workplace disputes. After this decision, the FAA will not be an impediment to cargo loaders’ abilities to litigate their employment disputes.