A review of recent major labor and employment law developments in Alabama, Florida, and Tennessee.

California’s Contractors’ State License Law, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 7000 et seq., requires licensees to provide various pieces of information to the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) both in the application for an original contractors license and “within 90 days” of a triggering event. 

Two recent decisions, one from the Supreme Court of Kentucky and the other from the Supreme Court of Ohio, addressed the issue of liability for police officers and political subdivisions, respectively, following claims that arose from motor vehicle accidents caused during suspect vehicle pursuits. The two courts took opposing views, with one expanding liability and the other limiting it. This alert provides a summary of these cases.

Missouri legislators were silent on employment and labor law in 2019, neither presenting nor enacting any legislation in the area. The Missouri Supreme Court, on the other hand, actively handed down rulings in labor and employment.

New York Partner Alecia Walters-Hinds obtained a very favorable verdict after a two-week damages-only trial in Queens Supreme, limiting a potential multimillion-dollar verdict to a jury award of less than $150,000.

In October, we reported on California’s passage of AB 51, a law which prohibits mandatory arbitration agreements for nearly all types of employment law claims.

Action on per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) substances continued until the last days of 2019 and shows no chance of slowing in 2020. Congress vigorously debated federal regulation of PFAS compounds throughout 2019 and at year’s end agreed on a major PFAS-related compromise in must-pass defense legislation.

As employers are aware, the FLSA requires the payment of a minimum wage for all hours worked and overtime for hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week. Pursuant to the FLSA, employers may utilize the fluctuating workweek method to calculate overtime compensation when a non-exempt employee receives a fixed weekly salary but works hours that varies from week to week.