California has created additional protections for unpaid interns and created additional requirements for sexual harassment prevention training. In addition, California has mandated a new requirement for most employers to provide their employees with paid sick leave. This new sick-leave requirement will go into effect next summer on July 1, 2015. For a more detailed description of these changes, click here to review the Act Now Advisory written by our colleagues Jennifer L. Nutter and Marisa Ratinoff.
California has created additional protections for unpaid interns and created additional requirements for sexual harassment prevention training. In addition, California has mandated a new requirement for most employers to provide their employees with paid sick leave. This new sick-leave requirement will go into effect next summer on July 1, 2015. For a more detailed description of these changes, click here to review the Act Now Advisory written by our colleagues Jennifer L. Nutter and Marisa Ratinoff.
By: Anna Kolontyrsky and Jeffrey Landes
As summer internship season approaches, financial service employers should confirm that their internship programs comply with all relevant laws, including the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and applicable state laws. Ascribing the term “intern” to a college or postgraduate student working for an employer for a short duration during the summer months does not automatically exempt the employer from federal and state minimum wage and overtime requirements. Unless the position meets certain statutory and ...
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