Labor Through Contract Theory of Sanctions Liability

Posted on June 14, 2006 by Sheppard Mullin

On May 8, 2006, Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") arrested 76 undocumented workers and 4 construction site managers at Fischer Homes, Inc. worksites in Kentucky. Fischer and its managers were charged criminally with harboring and transporting undocumented workers for financial gain. Tax investigators were also involved. On May 2, 2006, ICE carried a similar operation against a stucco contractor in Indiana, and charged the owner with harboring and money laundering. Both operations took place under the new Homeland Security "get tough" policy against companies who use undocumented workers.

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California Wage Order Provision Exempting Employees Covered By Collective Bargaining Agreements From Meal Period Rules Found Invalid

Posted on June 14, 2006 by Sheppard Mullin

In Bearden v. U.S. Borax, Inc., a California Court of Appeal was asked to decide the validity of a provision in the Industrial Welfare Commission's Wage Orders that exempts employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement from California's meal period rules. The court held the provision conflicted with the meal period statute and was therefore invalid.

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