Washington employers are experiencing a significant rise in wage-and-hour class action lawsuits, a trend that has accelerated with the recent entry of several California-based law firms into the state. These firms,...more
7/16/2025
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Compliance ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Litigation ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Minimum Wage ,
Over-Time ,
Penalties ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Washington
On April 23, 2024, the United States Department of Labor released a final rule raising the salary threshold for “white collar” workers—i.e., executives, professionals, and administrative personnel. While we expect there will...more
EEOC makes no secret as to the policies and practices most likely to trigger systemic action. Indeed, since 2012, EEOC has issued official Strategic Enforcement Plans as a framework for focusing its efforts on areas that...more
9/28/2023
/ Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
Bias ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Strategic Enforcement Plan ,
Wage and Hour
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate cooperation between the two agencies through...more
9/18/2023
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Class Action ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
GINA ,
Information Sharing ,
Investigations ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Rehabilitation Act ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour