The National Labor Relations Board's well-worn test for analyzing employers' defenses to anti-union discrimination claims is facing a new challenge from Starbucks, and while the company's effort faces long odds, the same test has also provoked the ire of at least one federal circuit judge.
The Washington Supreme Court found Thursday that a lower appeals court was too quick to nix a Latino county employee's $2 million verdict on claims he was suspended for calling out race bias, ruling the county's concerns about a set of jury instructions didn't warrant canceling the award.
With the World Cup starting this week, thousands of international tourists from different tipping cultures will be flooding the U.S., and attorneys say that restaurants considering imposing mandatory service charges to offset potential missing tips must keep wage and hour compliance in mind. Here, Law360 shares three tips for service-industry employers to consider if mandatory service charges enter their compensation game.