Wage and Hour

Ninth Circuit Rules That California’s Restrictive “ABC” Test for Determining Independent Contractor Status Applies Retroactively

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held recently that the restrictive “ABC test” for determining independent contractor

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Department of Labor Proposes First Significant Revision of Its FLSA “Regular Rate” Regulations in More Than Fifty Years

The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would make

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Ruling by Supreme Court Leaves for Another Day a Determination of Whether Non-Victim Relief Can Ever Be Used To Settle Class-Based Claims

The U.S. Supreme Court has reversed on technical grounds a ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that class

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Labor Department Issues New Opinion Letters on Important FMLA and FLSA Compliance Issues

The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) – the federal agency responsible for enforcing the Family

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President Trump’s Proposed FY 2020 Budget Calls for Paid Parental Leave Program, Mandatory E-Verify; EEOC and NLRB Would Get Deep Cuts

President Trump recently delivered his third proposed annual budget to Congress, containing the Administration’s recommendations for funding the federal government

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