The past year has seen
quite a few changes in labor and employment law. But with the
New Year having just rung in, it's time to look forward rather
than backward. The question on the tip of everyone's tongue is:
what's next? Here are our predictions for what to expect in
2019 when it comes to workplace law.
Expect More Class Actions
We're going to start out with the bad news. Because of the
potential for a big payout, class and collective actions are a
favorite for plaintiffs' attorneys. You should not expect that
to change in 2019.
The California Supreme Court's decision in
Troester v. Starbucks Corporation has opened up even
more avenues for potential wage and hour claims in the Golden
State, and the trend could hit the rest of the country, too. In
July 2018, the California Supreme Court narrowed the scope of the
de minimus doctrine under state law and held that
employees must be paid for off-the-clock work that regularly lasts
several minutes per day.
