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End of NY Legislative Session Leaves Employers Watching Key Workplace Bills

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New York’s two-year 2025-2026 legislative session hit its midpoint in June, with lawmakers wrapping up the first year by passing a slew of workplace-related bills that now await action from Governor Hochul. As federal labor...more

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New York to Consider Rolling Back Liquidated Damages for Pay Frequency Violations

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2025 includes proposed legislation that would amend New York Labor Law to make clear that liquidated damages are not available as a remedy for certain pay...more

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Massachusetts SJC Upends Existing Law, Requires Treble Damages on Late-Paid Wages

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The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) on April 4, 2022, handed down a decision with major implications for Massachusetts employers accused of wage-and-hour law violations or late payment of wages. In Reuter v. City...more

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U.S. Labor Department Resumes Demands for Liquidated Damages During Wage and Hour Investigations

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Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, employers found liable for failure to pay overtime or minimum wages can be assessed liquidated damages in an amount equal to the unpaid wages. Prior to the Trump administration, the U.S....more

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DOL Revokes Trump Policy Limiting Double Damages for Wage Violations

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In another policy change that is designed to benefit workers and penalize businesses that violate the law, the federal government announced that employers who violate the overtime or minimum wage provisions of the federal...more

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Labor Department Announces Double Damages Reprieve For Employers

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The U.S. Department of Labor just announced that, effective July 1, it will not seek liquidated damages in wage and hour investigations against employers as a matter of course. This is a welcome development for those...more

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A Day Late and Potentially Many Dollars Short: NY Appellate Court OK’s Liquidated Damages in Late Payment Case

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Seyfarth Synopsis: A New York appellate court recently held that New York employers may be liable for liquidated damages for failure to pay employees on a timely basis, even where the employees have been paid in full....more

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New Jersey Adds Sharp Teeth, and Employer Notice Duty, to Wage and Hour Law

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On August 6, 2019, New Jersey enacted its Wage Theft Law, transforming the state’s wage and hour laws into one of the most robust in the country.  As discussed below, the law substantially expands the civil and criminal...more

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Third Circuit Clarifies What Constitutes a Willful Violation of the FLSA

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The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes requirements for minimum wages and overtime pay. The FLSA’s requirements can be complex, and employers can face significant liability for unpaid wages and liquidated...more

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