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New York Enacts Amendment to Limit Frequency of Pay Damages for Manual Workers

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On May 9, 2025, Governor Hochul signed a budget bill into law that includes an amendment (“the Amendment”) to the New York Labor Law (NYLL)....more

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Washington State Releases Guidance on New Job Posting Requirements

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In April 2022, we wrote about the upcoming amendments to Washington's Equal Pay and Opportunity Act (EPOA). The EPOA amendments require most employers who engage in business in Washington state to include pay ranges and...more

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DOL Curtails Practice Of Seeking Double Damages From Employers In Wage Investigations

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The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) has issued new guidance restricting when the government can seek liquidated damages, which double the amount owed by employers, to settle overtime and minimum wage investigations prior to...more

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What Damages Can an Employee Recover in a Lawsuit from an Arizona Employer?

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If an employee or former employee sues, they may be entitled to many different types of damages which could amount to a substantial amount. However, that is not always the case. The different kinds of damages an employee can...more

McAfee & Taft

Tenth Circuit raises the stakes in (already) costly wage and hour litigation

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Wage and hour cases, particularly collective and class actions, are among the most costly employment lawsuits for employers. When an employer arguably is mistaken in how it pays employees overtime, does not pay for hours...more

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Fifth Circuit Fires at the Department of Labor with Colorful, Precedential Prose

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The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently slammed the United States Department of Labor with a finding of abusive conduct and ordered an award of significant monetary sanctions for bad faith, harassment, and abusive...more

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Wage Hour Claims and Casuto v. Town of Greenwich: The Department of Labor Investigation Is Not The End of The Story

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Employers who have been through an investigation by the Connecticut Department of Labor Wage & Workplace Standards Division unfortunately have intimate knowledge of the potential burdens of defending against employee wage...more

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