Monthly Archives: January 2006

More OT Woes

Posted on January 24, 2006 by Lori Dorn

That nasty wage and hour thing just doesn’t seem to go away. (01-24) 17:40 PST San Francisco (AP) – International Business Machines Corp. was sued in federal court Tuesday for allegedly not paying overtime to tens of thousands of rank-and-file … Continue reading →

Average No More

Posted on January 11, 2006 by Lori Dorn

In an interesting case, the CA Court of Appeals (Second District, Division Six) deemed the practice of averaging wages to meet minimum wage requirements, considered acceptable by the FLSA, to be a violation of California minimum wage laws. In the … Continue reading →

The 9th Circuit Speaks

Posted on January 2, 2006 by Lori Dorn

The 9th Circuit recently upheld a jury decision from 2003 on a case in which an employer terminated an employee due to his criminal and mental health history. The employee, Joshua Josephs, worked for Pacific Bell for several months before … Continue reading →