Tag: #work

NLRB Focus on Employee Handbooks of Employers

7/17/15

By: Joyce M. Mocek Over the last several months, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has targeted employee handbooks and policies of both union and non-union employers, determining that their policies and procedures constitute “unfair labor practices.”   The NLRB continues to expand its interpretations of the type of actions that constitute such practices, recently holding…

How Much Control Is Too Much Control? When On-Call Time Becomes “Hours Worked”

3/12/15

By: Allison L. Shrallow Recently, the California Supreme Court provided guidance on an important question in employment law: How much employer control turns on-call time into “hours worked?”  In enacting its on-call policy, an employer must determine whether it is required to pay its employee for the entire time he is on-call or whether it…