Littler Wage & Hour Podcast

Keeping in mind that the compliance date of the California Privacy Rights Act is not until January 1, 2023, what are steps employers can take now? Denver Shareholders Zoe Argento and Philip Gordon, also Co-Chairs of Littler's Privacy Practice, discuss building your CPRA compliance team, data retention, vendor management and watching for other state law developments.

Philip Gordon and Zoe Argento, shareholders in Littler's Denver office, are joined by Kwabena Appenteng, shareholder in Littler's Chicago office, to discuss new vendor contracting issues related to the CPRA. Kwabena addresses both requirements and recommendations for provisions to be included in the necessary addenda to vendor or service agreements.

Are you wondering about the CPRA's enforcement framework and enforcement risk? California is about to launch the first-ever U.S. administrative agency dedicated exclusively to enforcing a privacy law and conducting compliance audits. Is your organization prepared? In this podcast, Littler's Privacy Practice Group Co-Chair, Philip Gordon explains the CPRA's regulatory framework and provides insights regarding enforcement risk.

The “Purge Rule,” retention schedules, and data breach risk. Littler Shareholder and core member of the firm's Privacy Team, Kwabena Appenteng, explains what could be the most burdensome compliance requirements for employers.

Littler Shareholder and core Privacy Team member Zoe Argento discusses the extensive list of rights the CPRA confers on employees, independent contractors, and job applicants who reside in California. What is the scope of these rights, and what are employers' obligations when responding to requests? Learn the answers to these questions and many more during this informative podcast.

Co-Chair of Littler's Privacy Practice, Philip Gordon, covers the big change for employers with respect to information security under the CPRA – the new, affirmative obligation on employers to implement reasonable security policies and practices. Is this a game changer for employers?

As the pandemic ebbs in late 2021, employers need to confront new data protection challenges. In the first podcast in the Littler California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) Podcast Series, Co-Chair of Littler's Privacy Practice, Philip Gordon, along with core privacy team members, shareholders Kwabena Appenteng and Zoe Argento, discuss the origin and scope of the CPRA as well as the notice at collection and online privacy policy requirements.

Russ McEwan, significantly experienced in construction and prevailing wage requirements, discusses key issues facing government contractors with fellow Littler attorney Kurt Rose. Russ addresses the expansion of prevailing wage obligations in public construction work and common employer compliance hurdles. Russ and Kurt also review the typical life cycle of a prevailing wage dispute and potential risks for employers and individuals – including liability for subcontractor misconduct.

Littler’s Russ McEwan and Lindsay Sorin discuss some of the most common wage and hour issues that our construction industry clients face, and offers practical solutions to minimize risk.

In just the last two years, there has been an explosion in the number of claims being brought against California employers under the state’s Private Attorney General Act (PAGA). The claims typically involve allegations of technical violations of payroll practices and other wage and hour laws, such as the failure to provide duty-free, uninterrupted meal breaks. While such an oversight may seem trivial, because of the existence of “derivative penalties,” the legal exposure from such cases can be significant. In this podcast, Littler Mendelson Senior Shareholder Bruce Sarchet discusses the basics of California’s PAGA, and provides practical suggestions for addressing such claims. In addition, Bruce identifies measures employers can take to help avoid such claims in the future.

107 - California’s New “Two-Tier” Minimum Wage by Littler Wage & Hour Podcast

Is your organization ready for this change or are you in panic mode? In this podcast you will hear from Littler principal Tammy McCutchen who has been closely monitoring these developments and served as the Department of Labor wage and hour administrator the last time the overtime regulations were revised. Tammy shares her wealth of knowledge and answers frequently asked questions about the Final Rule including: • Will the new rules really go into effect on December 1st? • How much notice do employers need to give employees about the changes? • Does an employer continue to pay the reclassified employees on a salary basis? • Is there a less costly option if an employer decides to reclassify to non-exempt and begin paying overtime? These questions and many more will be answered in this timely podcast.

In this podcast, Littler Shareholder Bruce Sarchet provides historical insight into California’s Fair Pay Act and breaks down the recent major changes in the law. He discusses the impact of those changes on your workplace now, and what specific steps you can be taking to help limit liability in this area. Bruce’s basic, nuts and bolts approach to breaking down the Fair Pay Act will help your team make sense of this otherwise confusing law, and his five action steps will provide guidance to all employers to develop an approach to the challenges presented by this revised law.

In this podcast, Littler Shareholder Bruce Sarchet unveils his personal “5-Step Self-Audit” process to help California employers and Human Resources departments avoid wage and hour class actions and related claims. Bruce’s process will provide an overview of wage and hour litigation and will also provide employers with a very short and simple way to double check your compliance efforts. Bruce’s methodology may help reduce the chance that you are hit with a wage and hour claim in the first place.

Tammy McCutchen, Principal with Littler, discusses the DOL’s recent announcement regarding final salary regulations for white collar overtime exemptions. She explains the five steps employers need to start taking now to ensure they are in compliance with the DOL’s Final Rule: from identifying which employees might need a salary increase, to developing plans to reclassify employees and to communicate the changes; Tammy provides in-depth analysis on the impact the new rule might have on your workforce. Tammy also discusses necessary policy changes, and how to define compensable work.

By now, most employers are aware that new DOL regulations concerning white collar exemptions to the Fair Labor Standards Act are imminent. The DOL’s final regulations may introduce sweeping changes that will affect employers and employees nationwide, possibly allowing as few as 60 days to comply. Littler shareholders Rich Black and Josh Waxman discuss the potential new regulations and the importance of internal communications and messaging associated with the new regulations and any resulting reclassification.

The wait is nearly over to find out what the Department of Labor’s final rule revising white collar overtime exemption regulations will require. In this podcast, Littler shareholder, Tammy McCutchen, Esq., discusses the likelihood of different changes, as well as the potential timing of the Final Rule and its impact on employers. Tammy explores the following frequently asked questions: When will the DOL’s final rule regarding FLSA white collar exemption requirements be published? How long will employers have to comply with the revised overtime exemption regulations? What are the new regulations likely to say about overtime exemption requirements? Tammy suggests ways that employers can begin to prepare now in advance of the Final Rule being posted and talk about some resources available. Littler will issue further communication once the Final Rule is announced.