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Written by CA.Gov Friday, 13 April 2012 00:00
San Francisco—Resolving uncertainty over the scope of an employer’s obligations to afford hourly employees meal and rest periods, the California Supreme Court concluded today that an employer’s obligation is to relieve its employees of all duty during meal periods, leaving the employees thereafter at liberty to use the period for whatever purpose they desire, but that an employer need not ensure no work is done.
Written by The National Law Journal Thursday, 12 April 2012 08:33
Woman charged with intimidating judge overseeing her suit against SeyfarthA Massachusetts woman who brought pro se lawsuits against Seyfarth Shaw and her former employer is facing criminal charges for a letter she sent to a Boston federal judge and statements she made on a YouTube video.
Written by ABCNews Thursday, 12 April 2012 08:09
If you’re worried about an employer or potential employer asking for your Facebook or Twitter password, you might just want to move to Maryland. The state’s General Assembly has become the first to pass a bill to keep social media passwords safe from employers.
Written by Littler Thursday, 12 April 2012 00:00
After a four-week bench trial, the court in Tussey et al. v. ABB, Inc. et al.,** No. 2:06-CV-04305 (W.D. Mo. Mar. 31, 2012) (pdf) held that the fiduciaries of two 401(k) retirement plans breached their fiduciary duties to plan participants and were liable for $35 million in damages.
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At $22 per quarter-ounce, a Hewlett-Packard color ink-jet cartridge is more expensive, by weight, than imported Russian caviar.
