Labor Department Issues Two New FLSA Opinion Letters Providing Wage and Hour Guidance on Lump Sum Bonuses and Per-Project Fees
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has issued its first two opinion letters of 2020 addressing
Second Circuit in Yu v. Hasaki Restaurant Rules That Agreed-To “Offer of Judgment” To Settle FLSA Case Does Not Require Judicial Approval
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently became the first federal appeals court to rule that an
Labor Department Finalizes Rule Establishing More Balanced Test for Determining Joint Employment Under the FLSA
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has finalized revisions to its regulations setting forth how joint employer status should be
New Federal White Collar Overtime Rule Does Not Preempt Those States That Set Higher Salary Thresholds
On January 1, 2020, the minimum salary that an employee must receive in order to be classified as an exempt
U.S. Senate Confirms Cheryl Stanton as Labor Department’s New Wage and Hour Administrator
More than a year and a half after she was initially nominated for the position by President Trump, the U.S.
DOL’s Wage and Hour Division Issues New Batch of FLSA Opinion Letters
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) – the federal agency responsible for enforcing the Fair
Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division Issues Two New FMLA Opinion Letters
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recently issued two new opinion letters interpreting the Family and
Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division Issues New FLSA Opinion Letter Addressing Compensability of Employees’ Time Voluntarily Spent in Wellness Programs and at a Benefits Fair
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recently issued an opinion letter addressing whether the time voluntarily
Recent Seven-Figure Wage and Hour Settlements Illustrate Potential Legal Risks Involved in Deducting Employee Uniform Costs From Pay
A number of recent seven-figure settlements involving claims brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in which employees alleged
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