JD Supra

Third Circuit Adopts New Test for Determining Whether Meal Breaks Are Compensable

On November 24, 2015, a divided U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit found that the “predominant benefit” test should be applied when determining whether mealtime breaks constitute compensable ...
JD Supra

Ninth Circuit Adopts Primary Beneficiary Test to Determine Whether Vocational Students Are “Employees” Under the Fair Labor Standards Act

In a case of first impression in the Ninth Circuit, Benjamin v. B&H Education, No. 15-17147 (9 th Cir. December 19, 2017), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals adopted the “primary beneficiary test” to ...
Yahoo Finance

Toshiba Starts Test-Sample Shipments of a Bare Die 1200V SiC MOSFET with Low On-Resistance and High Reliability, for Use in Automotive Traction Inverters

KAWASAKI, Japan, November 12, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation ("Toshiba") has developed "X5M007E120," a bare die [1] 1200V silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET for ...
HR Dive

Failure to timely explain positive drug test dooms ADA claim, 7th Circuit holds

The 7th Circuit determined that the plaintiff in Hoffstead could not demonstrate that disability was the “but for” reason upon which Metra relied when taking adverse employment actions against him.
Law

9th Circuit: Instagram Embedding Doesn't Violate Copyright Law, But 'Server Test' Remains in Limbo

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Monday reiterated its long-standing precedent that embedding social media posts doesn't violate copyright laws, but internet law experts are still ...