Wages & Hours

California employees can collect penalties for unpaid wages

02/03/2020

A new amendment to Labor Code Section 210 allows employees to recover civil penalties without going through the Labor Commissioner.

EPA vs. Title VII: Court lowers standard needed to prove pay discrimination

01/28/2020

The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers New York employers, has made it easier for workers to prove they were paid less because of sex discrimination.

Joint employer? 3 scenarios to help you decide

01/23/2020

The new Department of Labor joint-employer rule that takes effect March 16 will make it less likely that more than one employer will be held liable for the same federal wage-and-hour violation. Here are three scenarios that illustrate how the rule will apply.

Liability lurks in work-sponsored ‘happy hour’

01/21/2020

Employers that encourage after-work get-togethers may want to temper the social expectations they place on employees, depending on how a Pennsylvania Supreme Court case turns out. The state’s highest court will decide whether attending such events counts as work.

More lawsuits winning class-action status

01/16/2020

Employees managed to convert individual lawsuits against their employers into class actions at a record-breaking clip in 2019, according to the Seyfarth Shaw law firm’s annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report.

DOL rule narrows ‘joint employer’ status

01/14/2020

A new Department of Labor rule tightens the definition of what constitutes a joint employer under the Fair Labor Standards Act, making it less likely that more than one entity can be held liable for the same federal wage-and-hour violations.

The new overtime rules: 6-point checklist to start complying now!

01/09/2020

Are you fully compliant with the new overtime rules that went into effect Jan. 1? Follow this checklist to ensure you are.

DOL seeks $400 million for Oracle pay bias

12/12/2019

A federal court in California began hearing testimony Dec. 5 in a lawsuit that claims software giant Oracle underpaid current and former workers by more than $400 million while they worked on government contracts over the course of four years.

Demonstrate good faith on wage claims by seeking advice from your attorney

12/10/2019

If you don’t pay overtime as required by the Fair Labor Standards Act, you may end up owing both back pay plus a penalty equal to the amount you owed. But that’s not all; it could get worse.

McDonald’s pays $26 million for OT violations

12/03/2019

Sometimes, seemingly insignificant wage-and-hour practices can add up to a huge employer liability—especially if they are contested in a class-action lawsuit.