Recent Editions of the Employment and Wage and Hour Law Newsletter ™

The quarterly Employment and Wage and Hour Law Newsletter is published by the Low, Ball & Lynch Employment Law Group and contains practical advice for employers and human resource personnel with the goal of preventing employee claims. Low, Ball & Lynch provides advice regarding handling and resolving claims filed by employees. We know your time is precious, as a result, our articles will be brief and to the point. For more information, please contact Steve Werth at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   or Laura Flynn at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

April 2013
In this issue:

• Employment and Labor Law Update
  • Post-Brinker Meal Decision on Class Certification De-Published by California Supreme Court
  • Wrongful Termination Claim Based Upon Workers Compensation Filing Properly Dismissed Dutra v. Mercy Med. Ctr. Mt. Shasta, (2012) 209 Cal.App.4th 750
  • Kronos Time-Rounding System Consistent with State and Federal Law See's Candy Shops, Inc. v. Superior Court, (2012) 210 Cal.App.4th 889
  • Blanket Instruction to Employee Not to Discuss Investigation with Others Held Unlawful Banner Health Sys. dba Banner Estrella Med. Ctr. and James A. Navarro, 358 N.L.R.B No. 93 (July 30, 2012)
  • Employer Does Not Commit Disability Discrimination by Firing Boutique Manager Who Could Not Perform Essential Duties Because Injury Placed Her on Extended Leave Lawler v. Mount Blanc North America, LLC 704 F.3d 1235 (9th Cir. 2013)
• Social Media (Web 2.0) and Employee Misconduct
• Accommodating Pregnancy May Require More Than Four Months' Leave
• How Soon is Soon Enough? How Employers Can Enforce Arbitration Agreements

February 2013
In this issue:

• Notes from the Editor 
• Inspection of Personnel Records (AB 2674)
• Wage Statements (AB1744)
• Disclosure of Social Media Passwords (AB 1844)
• Criminal History Information Requirements (AB 2343)
• Human Trafficking Notice Requirements (SB 1193)
• Written Commission Agreements (AB 2675)
• Overtime for Nonexempt Employees (AB 2103)
• Elimination of California Fair Employment & Housing Commission (FEHC) (SB 1038)
• Pregnancy Regulations
• Sex Discrimination and Breastfeeding (AB 2386)
• Disability Regulations
• Religion and Reasonable Accommodation (AB 1964)
  

March 2012
In this issue:

• Notes from the Editor
• Correctly Classifying Employees As Exempt Or Non-Exempt In Order To Avoid Litigation 
• Independent Contractor Or Employee: The Control Test
• The Importance Of Effective Documentation

• Notes from the Editor
• New California Employment Laws 
• An Employee's Rights Under FMLA
• Employment Case Law Decisions of 2011