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Cheerleaders Score As Calif. Gov. OKs 1st-Of-Kind Wage Bill
Share us on: By Benjamin Horney via Law 360 Law360, New York (July 16, 2015, 1:26 PM ET) — California Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday signed into law a bill requiring professional football and basketball teams to classify their cheerleaders as employees and pay them at least minimum wage, making official a potentially precedential piece of legislation. A.B. 202, pitched…
Read More62K Abercrombie Workers Win Class Cert. In Look Policy Row
Share us on: By Y. Peter Kang via Law360 Law360, Los Angeles (July 16, 2015, 6:48 PM ET) — A California federal judge on Thursday certified a class of about 62,000 Abercrombie & Fitch Co. employees who brought an employment suit claiming they were illegally required to buy the retailer’s clothing for work, ruling that the plaintiffs satisfied all the…
Read MoreApple Retail Workers Win Class Certification In Bag-Check Suit
Share us on: By Kevin Penton via Law360.com Law360, New York (July 16, 2015, 7:54 PM ET) — A California federal judge granted class certification Thursday to a group of Apple Inc. retail workers who claim the technology giant stiffed them on pay for the time they spent complying with a company policy that their bags be checked before they…
Read MoreUBER STRIKES DISCOVERY DEAL IN DRIVERS’ TIP SUIT
Share us on: By Beth Winegarner via Law 360 Law360, San Francisco (July 16, 2015, 9:22 PM ET) — Uber Technologies Inc. reached a deal Thursday in a discovery feud over documents on how it calculates fares and tips, which its California drivers wanted for their proposed class action claiming Uber misclassified them as independent contractors and cheated them out…
Read MoreWhat Are the Disability Rights Laws
A Guide to Disability Rights Laws TABLE OF CONTENTS Americans with Disabilities Act Telecommunications Act Fair Housing Act Air Carrier Access Act Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act National Voter Registration Act Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Rehabilitation Act Architectural Barriers Act General Sources of Disability Rights Information Statute Citations This…
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