Stephen KoppekinWriters Guild Deepens Tensions with Vote Against AgentsThe battle between Hollywood writers and their agents encountered a new development over the weekend after the Writers Guild of America…Apr 9, 2019Apr 9, 2019
Stephen KoppekinHistory of the Labor Movement: The Textile Workers’ Strike of 1934In 1934 across the East Coast, all the way from New England to the southern states, workers in the textile industry formed one of the…Mar 20, 2019Mar 20, 2019
Stephen KoppekinNLRB Ruling Establishes New Precedent for Treating Workers as Independent ContractorsOn Friday, January 25th the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) overturned an Obama-era ruling, making it easier for companies to…Feb 15, 2019Feb 15, 2019
Stephen KoppekinFor Parties Affected by the California Wildfires, the Department of Labor Issues Relief GuidelinesAmid the most destructive wildfire season in California history, the US Department of Labor (DOL) has unveiled relief measures to support…Dec 4, 2018Dec 4, 2018
Stephen KoppekinCalifornia Court of Appeal Issues Watershed RulingsCalifornia employers may find it increasingly difficult to enforce non-solicitation agreements — terms of employment which prevent…Nov 26, 2018Nov 26, 2018
Stephen KoppekinCalifornia, Illinois, and Other States Adopt New Employee Business Expense Reimbursement ProvisionsStarting in 2019, Illinois will join California, New York, Washington D.C. Montana, Massachusetts, Iowa and Pennsylvania in enacting legal…Nov 26, 2018Nov 26, 2018
Stephen KoppekinStephen Koppekin — Los Angeles-based Founder and President of Koppekin Consulting, Inc.Stephen Koppekin, founder and president of Koppekin Consulting, Inc., is a labor and employment professional who has garnered over 43…Oct 15, 2018Oct 15, 2018
Stephen KoppekinHistory of the Labor Movement: The WPATo combat the economic hardship spurred by the Great Depression, the newly-inaugurated President Franklin D. Roosevelt created a series of…Oct 15, 2018Oct 15, 2018
Stephen KoppekinHow Age Discrimination Affects EmployeesTwo English as a Second Language staffers pursued a four-year lawsuit against Ohio State University administrators, altering the way…Sep 6, 2018Sep 6, 2018
Stephen KoppekinHistory of the Labor Movement: Labor and the New DealSpurred by the stock market crash in 1929, the Great Depression began the same year and persisted for a decade. When the Depression slipped…Sep 4, 2018Sep 4, 2018