Businesses that had to make their physical spaces more accessible for people with disabilities since the enactment of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) increasingly find that they must do the same for online access.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/shrm/california/~3/GUmq6ZddCEU/website-accessibility-lawsuits-are-on-the-rise.aspx

A labor union has asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to review a federal agency’s determination that California’s meal and rest break rules are pre-empted by federal law for certain commercial motor vehicle drivers.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/shrm/california/~3/B3vZkETWSoc/teamsters-challenges-decision-on-california-break-rules-for-truck-drivers.aspx

ADP—and other third-party payroll service providers—can’t be held liable for claims of wage and hour violations against the employers that use their services, the California Supreme Court recently ruled.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/shrm/california/~3/c2FypOpNFLo/adp-isn%E2%80%99t-liable-for-employer%E2%80%99s-alleged-wage-violations.aspx

It’s official: California’s infamous meal period and rest break laws no longer apply to truck drivers regulated by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s hours-of-service requirements.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/shrm/california/~3/DCjSgMwkoYg/dot-pre-empts-california-meal-and-rest-break-laws-truck-drivers.aspx

An employer might be liable for a passenger’s injuries resulting from an accident that occurred while an off-duty employee was driving a company truck, because the employee was on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/shrm/california/~3/AoT8BHEu5xQ/employer-might-be-liable-for-accident-caused-by-on-call-employee.aspx