United States: NLRB Rules That Employees Have A Right To Use Employers’ Email Systems For Non-Business Purposes

In a 3-2 decision issued on December 11, 2014, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) held in Purple Communications Inc. that, in most circumstances, employees have a right to use employer email systems for non-business purposes during non-working time. This decision reversed the NLRB’s 2007 decision in Register Guard, in which it found that employers could limit employee use of email systems to “business purposes only” and that employers could “specifically prohibit” certain email […]

By | December 23rd, 2014 ||

UK: New 2 Year Limit On Claims For Backdated Pay

From 1 July 2015, claims for backdated pay, including holiday pay, will be limited to a maximum of 2 years under legislation introduced last week. The Government says the legislation is intended to reduce potential costs to employers and give certainty to workers on their rights on holiday pay.

The new 2 year limit is a reaction to an Employment Appeal Tribunal decision last month that pay for certain statutory minimum annual holiday should include non-guaranteed […]

By | December 22nd, 2014 ||

United States: New Jersey’s Minimum Wage Rises To $8.38 In the New Year

Due to an increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), New Jersey’s minimum wage will rise to $8.38 per hour starting January 1, 2015.  This is the second consecutive year that the state’s minimum wage will increase.  Per our prior client alert, last year New Jersey voters approved a constitutional amendment that increased the state’s minimum wage to $8.25 per hour effective January 1, 2014, and that mandated automatic annual adjustments based on the […]

By | December 22nd, 2014 ||