Fortunately, most businesses have a viable path to recover some of their losses. Their hope is located in the language of the benefits provisions of their commercial insurance policies. This type of coverage is known as "business interruption insurance."
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Contractors, Developers, Designers, Construction Workers—nearly everyone in the construction industry throughout South Florida—should be prepared for a significant increase in infrastructure-related construction work.
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Lyft Driver Files Wage, Break Suit Under California 'Deputy' Law
A Lyft driver in California sued the ridesharing company for multiple wage and breaks violations, using the state's unique law that deputizes employees to enforce workplace rules.
David Biggs alleges that Lyft willfully misclassified him and other drivers as independent contractors instead of as employees, thus depriving them of certain wages, overtime pay, meal and rest breaks, and reimbursement for business-related expenses.
Biggs, who opted out of Lyft's arbitration agreement, sued individually, and on behalf of other "aggrieved" employees and California under the Private Attorneys General Act, as well as state labor and unfair competition laws.
Whole Foods ends hazard pay even as coronavirus remains a threat
At Whole Foods Market in Philadelphia, workers are regularly reminded of the risk they take while working during a pandemic.
"The hazard — the thing we're getting paid extra for — is still around. Coronavirus has no cure," said an employee, one of three who spoke to The Inquirer on the condition of anonymity because they feared losing their jobs. "If we need to wear a mask, it's because there's a hazard. That's not part of our standard job operation."
South Florida, Atlanta Lawyers Clinch Victory for Internet-Famous 'Salt Bae' in Class Action Over
In its first substantive motion filed over COVID-19 lawsuits, Princess Cruise Line sought to dismiss 13 cases brought on behalf of more than 40 passengers suing for emotional distress. Princess Cruises says that U.S. Supreme Court case law prohibits the plaintiffs, none of whom contracted COVID-19, from suing for fear of exposure to the coronavirus.
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Hamilton Township furloughs employees for 9 weeks
Blaming the COVID-19 pandemic for putting it in a tough financial position, Hamilton Township announced June 5 that it had furloughed all of its employees earning less than $65,000 per year.
The affected employees will be furloughed two days per week—or 40 percent—for the next nine weeks. Furloughed employees will continue to receive health insurance and pension credits. The township said union members "overwhelmingly" approved the plan in late May.
Shifting Landscape of Wage Rules Can Complicate Compliance
Complicating employers' efforts to remain vigilant against wage and hour violations are federal, state, and local rules that interact and change, a payroll expert said June 4.
"We can very safely say that the landscape of wage and hour law is constantly shifting all across the country, so it is really important for employers to continuously monitor new developments that may apply," said Sushma Tripathi, vice president of strategic services for ADP LLC.
Citing an economic ?emergency,?
The Trump administration is doing by fiat what it has struggled to accomplish through lengthy rulemaking — dismantling federal regulations designed to protect workers, consumers, investors and the environment.
President Trump formalized this strategy two weeks ago when he signed an executive order instructing agencies across the government to rescind, modify or simply stop enforcing regulations if they burden the economy. On Thursday, he signed another order to allow agencies to waive 50-year-old environmental laws to speed federal approvals of pipelines, highways and other projects.
Class-action settlement award Burma Superstar staff $1.3 million - SFGate
Burma Superstar employees have won $1.3 million in a class-action settlement against the owner for unfair wages.
The Alameda Superior Court approved the settlement on Tuesday following a class-action suit that was first filed in 2016. The settlement included staff from Burma Superstar, Burma Love, and B star restaurants across SF, Oakland and Alameda.
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At the time, the owners called the allegations “frivolous” and “false.” A spokesman for the restaurant predicted that the owners would be, “totally exonerated and will prevail in court,” the San Francisco Chronicle reported in 2016 .
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