Wage and Hour

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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President Trump Nominates Former Bush White House Counsel Cheryl Stanton to Serve as Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Administrator

President Trump has nominated Cheryl Stanton, who served in the White House Counsel’s office during the George W. Bush Administration,

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Labor Department Issues “Request for Information” in Anticipation of Revising Obama Administration’s Controversial Overtime Rule

The Department of Labor (DOL) is requesting public input in anticipation of developing further revisions to its regulations implementing the

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NT Lakis Attorneys File Brief With Supreme Court, Urging Reversal of Problematic FLSA Joint Employment Ruling

NT Lakis attorneys have filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Supreme Court in an important case regarding the appropriate test

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Two Recent Cases Illustrate That Courts Continue To Apply Different Standards in Deciding Whether To Grant “Conditional Certification” in FLSA Collective Actions

Two cases that recently came to our attention demonstrate the sometimes unpredictable nature of “conditional certification” under the federal Fair

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Secretary of Labor Acosta Withdraws Two Controversial Obama-Era Wage and Hour “Administrator Interpretations”

Just one month after being sworn in as the new secretary of labor, Alexander Acosta has withdrawn two controversial Obama-era

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