21 States Challenge DOL Overtime Rule
The Attorney General of Texas announced today that a lawsuit was filed on behalf of 21 states challenging the Department of Labor's overtime rules which [...]
The Irony of the Changes to California’s Wage Law — Disappointment for All
Recently, California adopted two significant changes to its wage and hour laws. First, it adopted a $15 per hour minimum wage, to be phased in [...]
Assaulted with a Secret Sauce — Is the Company Liable?
Fast food restaurants apparently don’t always bring the best out in a person. Turns out that a customer at a Burger King in Conway, NH [...]
Cal/OSHA – We Poke Around, That’s What We Do
This past Wednesday Bill Krycia, Senior Safety Engineer with the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, better known as Cal/OSHA, spoke to the Central Valley [...]
The DOL Persuader Rule — Act Quickly to Avoid Oppressive Disclosure Requirements
In March 2016 the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued the final version of its "persuader rule." This rule requires employers, attorneys and labor consultants [...]
The Devistating Impact of California’s Minimum Wage Increase on Rural California
Much of the work that we do at Fishman, Larsen & Callister, and that Sierra HR Partners does, is within rural California. These areas are [...]