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Wages & Hours

DOL rescinds 2 Trump-era wage-and-hour rules

03/16/2021
The Department of Labor moved March 11 to rescind two rules finalized by the Trump administration that the DOL now says significantly weaken protections afforded to workers by the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Paycheck Fairness Act introduced again, and this time it could pass

02/23/2021
The PFA places a high bar in front of employers trying to justify differentials between the wages paid to women and men.

Report: Wage-and-hour cases to ‘explode’ in 2021

02/19/2021
In 2020, workers filed class-action wage cases at the highest level in two decades, according to Seyfarth Shaw’s annual litigation report.

Another agency to watch out for: the FTC

02/18/2021
Government agencies such as the EEOC and the Department of Labor often sue employers on behalf of employees who claim they were wronged. Now there’s another federal agency taking on employers: the Federal Trade Commission.

Google $3.8M settlement shows equal-pay risk

02/11/2021
Ignoring your obligation to provide equal pay for equal work can be expensive. Google just agreed to pay millions to fix illegal pay disparities. Advice: Ferret out pay imbalances before a federal agency (or class-action lawyer) decides to make an example of your organization.

New coronavirus plan addresses HR issues

01/19/2021
Days before becoming president, Joe Biden outlined a $1.9 trillion emergency plan to fight the coronavirus pandemic and jump-start an economic recovery. Several plan elements affect HR.

Identify pay disparities, correct them now

12/10/2020
Here’s a reminder that employers should proactively revise their pay practices with an eye toward ending pay disparities. The fact is, agencies such as the EEOC are going all out to make sure women are paid as much as men, even if the differences are small or don’t last long.

JPMorgan Chase to pay $9.8 mil for pay bias

11/25/2020
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has been at the forefront of confronting pay disparities between men and women. Lately the OFCCP has been on a roll.

Most employers tackled pay equity issues this year

11/16/2020
Sixty percent of employers say they are addressing pay equity in their organizations and 70% are taking action to make their workplaces more diverse, equitable and inclusive.

Online training time: DOL explains when to pay

11/12/2020
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a new opinion letter that helps clarify when employers must pay workers for the time they spend undergoing training that is delivered online.