Wage and Hour

New “Administrator Interpretation” Issued by Labor Department Takes Expansive View of Joint Employment Under the FLSA

A new "Administrator Interpretation" (AI) issued by the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) takes a decidedly expansive

By John Annand|2020-09-21T13:55:21-05:002/19/2016|Categories: Wage and Hour|Tags: FLSA, Joint Employer, MSPA, Regulatory Guidance/Interpretation, Wage and Hour|Comments Off

Ninth Circuit Rules That FLSA’s Anti-Retaliation Protection Extends To HR Manager Who Reports Alleged Noncompliance To Her Superiors

A divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has issued a troubling ruling regarding

By Rae Vann|2020-09-21T13:55:23-05:001/15/2016|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Wage and Hour, Whistleblowing and Retaliation|Tags: FLSA, Retaliation, Wage and Hour|Comments Off

FMLA Complaints Resolved by Labor Department Hit Another All-Time Low in FY 2015

According to enforcement statistics released recently by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), for the fourth year in a row

By John Steiger|2016-01-15T00:00:00-05:001/15/2016|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves|Tags: FMLA, Wage and Hour|Comments Off

SECOND CIRCUIT ADOPTS FLEXIBLE STANDARD FOR DETERMINING WHETHER UNPAID INTERNS ARE EMPLOYEES

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has rejected the stringent test endorsed by the U.S. Department of

By Amy Beth Leasure|2020-09-21T13:55:25-05:008/27/2015|Categories: Contingent Workers, Policies and Practices, Wage and Hour|Tags: DOL, FLSA, Unpaid Intern, Wage and Hour|Comments Off