Wage and Hour

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Just one month after being sworn in as the new secretary of labor, Alexander Acosta has withdrawn two controversial Obama-era

By |2017-06-16T15:37:07-05:006/16/2017|Categories: Wage and Hour|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on Secretary of Labor Acosta Withdraws Two Controversial Obama-Era Wage and Hour “Administrator Interpretations”

Back-to-Back Rulings by Fifth Circuit Reach Different Results on Damages Available to Plaintiffs Who Prevail on ADEA and FLSA Retaliation Claims

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently handed down two decisions analyzing the remedies available to successful

By |2020-09-21T13:55:05-05:001/27/2017|Categories: Discrimination and Harassment, Wage and Hour, Whistleblowing and Retaliation|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on Back-to-Back Rulings by Fifth Circuit Reach Different Results on Damages Available to Plaintiffs Who Prevail on ADEA and FLSA Retaliation Claims

New York Increases Minimum Salary Threshold for “White-Collar” Overtime Exemptions as Phased-In State Minimum Wage Increase Begins

The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) has finalized a rule that significantly increases the minimum salary threshold for the state’s

By |2017-01-06T16:12:16-05:001/6/2017|Categories: State Standards, Wage and Hour|Tags: , , |Comments Off on New York Increases Minimum Salary Threshold for “White-Collar” Overtime Exemptions as Phased-In State Minimum Wage Increase Begins

Labor Department Issues Final Rule Requiring Covered Federal Contractors To Provide Employees With up to 56 Hours of Paid Sick Leave Annually

The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a final rule implementing the requirements of President Obama’s 2015 Executive Order (E.O.)

By |2020-09-21T13:55:11-05:0010/14/2016|Categories: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves, Wage and Hour|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Labor Department Issues Final Rule Requiring Covered Federal Contractors To Provide Employees With up to 56 Hours of Paid Sick Leave Annually

Ruling by D.C. Circuit Rejects DOL’s Expansive Interpretation of Federal Prevailing Wage Law; Decision Impacts Coverage of Minimum Wage, Paid Leave Executive Orders

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has rejected an expansive Labor Department (DOL) interpretation of coverage of

By |2020-09-21T13:55:19-05:004/22/2016|Categories: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves, Wage and Hour|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Ruling by D.C. Circuit Rejects DOL’s Expansive Interpretation of Federal Prevailing Wage Law; Decision Impacts Coverage of Minimum Wage, Paid Leave Executive Orders

In Written Comments on Proposed Paid Sick Leave Regulations, NT Lakis Lawyers Urge Clear Exemption for Covered Contractors That Already Comply

NT Lakis lawyers submitted written comments to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) last week in response to the agency’s

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Labor Department Releases New Fact Sheet on “Joint Employment” Under the FMLA

The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division has issued another document focusing on “joint employment” liability under

By |2016-03-11T14:39:30-05:003/11/2016|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves, Wage and Hour|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Labor Department Releases New Fact Sheet on “Joint Employment” Under the FMLA

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 |2020-09-21T13:55:21-05:002/19/2016|Categories: Wage and Hour|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on New “Administrator Interpretation” Issued by Labor Department Takes Expansive View of Joint Employment Under the FLSA

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 |2020-09-21T13:55:23-05:001/15/2016|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Wage and Hour, Whistleblowing and Retaliation|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Ninth Circuit Rules That FLSA’s Anti-Retaliation Protection Extends To HR Manager Who Reports Alleged Noncompliance To Her Superiors