Employment Taxes: A Look at Changing Enforcement Patterns
Roughly seventy percent of the federal government’s revenues come from employment taxes, including FICA and income taxes withheld from employees’ ...
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How ‘Ban-the-Box’ Ordinances Complicate Hiring at Hotels
Beginning Jan. 22, Los Angeles enacted the Fair Chance Ordinance, a so-called “ban-the-box” law that prevents employers from investigating the ...
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Establishing “Workweeks” For Exempt Employees
We have written previously about how important the “workweek” concept is in complying with the federal Fair Labor Standards Act’s ...
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Anticipating Trump’s Impact on Labor Relations in the Hotel Industry
Unlike his oval office predecessor, President-elect Donald Trump is expected to limit federal labor and employment agency activism in wage ...
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FLSA Exemption Changes and the Election
Many employers are wondering whether Donald Trump’s election means that they may now forget about the coming [exemption] changes in ...
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White House Pushes for Ban on Non-Competes
The enforceability of employee restrictions on competition has traditionally been up the states, with some, like California, largely banning such ...
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Medical Marijuana and the Workplace
Dazed and Confused: How Upcoming Ballot Measures and Cases of Interest Continue to Change the Legal Landscape around Marijuana California’s ...
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Rules for Workplace Social Media Policies That Work
Authors: Kalley Aman and Ruth Seroussi practice labor and employment law and litigation with Buchalter in Los Angeles. EMPLOYEES MAY TURN ...
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Best Practices for Mobile Device Data Security
In 2014, it became official: There now are more active mobile devices in the world than people, according to data ...
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Passing Credit Card Swipe Fees to Employees and Guests
Our national hospitality practice frequently advises restaurant owners and operators on whether it is legal for employers to pass credit ...
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