Authored by Michael A. Wahlander and John R. Giovannone

With March Madness in full swing, we interrupt your crumbling tournament brackets to ensure you’re aware of a truly maddening development. California law now makes individuals potentially liable for employer violations of many often-convoluted wage and hour rules.

That’s right—individuals, not just companies, may be liable for wage and
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Co-authored by Kevin Fritz and Jeremy Stewart

Yesterday, the nation’s highest court decided to close the checkout lane on John Catsimatidis when it denied the grocery chain CEO’s petition for certiorari in a case we have been following since last year.  The petition challenged the Second Circuit’s conclusion that Catsimatidis should be held personally, jointly, and severally liable for
Continue Reading Checkout CLOSED: Supreme Court Declines Review of Decision Holding CEO Individually Liable for Wages Owed to Grocery Store Employees