Wage and Hour

Recent Case Illustrates Risks Employer Can Incur in Docking Employee’s Pay To Cover Losses Caused by Negligence or Misconduct

Can an employer dock an employee’s pay to cover for damage to company property or other losses caused by the

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House of Representatives Approves Legislation To Establish Joint Employer Standard Under NLRA and FLSA

In 2015, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) adopted a controversial new standard for determining whether an employer is a

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DOL Appeals Ruling Invalidating Obama Overtime Rule in Strategic Move To Preserve Agency’s Authority To Issue a New Final Rule

In a move that has created some confusion, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has filed an appeal of the

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NT Lakis Attorneys File Brief with Supreme Court, Arguing That Ninth Circuit Was Wrong in Permitting Inadmissible Evidence To Support Class Certification

NT Lakis attorneys have filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in a wage and hour case, urging

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CWC’s 2017 Annual Compliance Conference Highlights

Close to 170 member company representatives attended the Center for Workplace Compliance’s (CWC) 2017 Annual Compliance Conference held last week

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NT Lakis Attorneys Submit Written Comments to DOL in Anticipation of Revisions to the “White-Collar” Overtime Exemption Rules

NT Lakis attorneys have filed detailed written comments with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) in response to that agency’s

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DOL “All Agency” Memo Regarding Interaction of Benefits Under Service Contract Act Suggests Contractor Paid Sick Leave Rule Is Here To Stay for Now

The paid sick leave requirements mandated by former President Obama’s Executive Order (E.O.) 13706 and the Department of Labor’s (DOL)

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Labor Department No Longer Enforcing “Tip Rule,” Announces Plans To Formally Rescind

When paying certain nonexempt tipped employees, an employer has the option under the so-called “tip credit” provision in the Fair

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