Demystifying Wage and Hour Audits: One-on-One with Courtney McFate
New FLSA Notice Standard, DOL’s PAID Program, Axed Wage and Hour Penalties - #WorkforceWednesday® - Employment Law This Week®
Nationwide FLSA Lawsuits Just Got Harder—Here’s Why - #WorkforceWednesday® - Employment Law This Week®
Understanding the New Overtime Tax Policies in the Big Beautiful Bill
Is the Four-Day Workweek Really a Benefit? What’s the Tea in L&E?
Constangy Clips Ep. 11 - Summer Interns and Short-Term Workers: 3 Tips for Managing Seasonal Hires
Navigating Contractor vs. Employee Classification
The Evolution of Equal Pay: Lessons From 9 to 5 — Hiring to Firing Podcast
Keeping Up with Exemption Threshold Regulations
Constangy Clips Ep. 6 - Federal Court Blocks DOL Rule: What Employers Need to Know
What's the Tea in L&E? DOL Drama: Court Vacates Overtime Expansion Rule
Employment Law Now VIII-154 - Court Invalidates DOL's 2024 Overtime Salary Threshold Increases
#WorkforceWednesday®: DOL Authority Challenged - Key Rulings on Overtime and Tip Credit - Employment Law This Week®
The Burr Broadcast: FLSA Overtime Exemption
What's the Tea in L&E? Alert: Salary Threshold for Exempt Employees Increases to $58,656
VIDEO: Major Changes Coming for Employers
#WorkforceWednesday: DOL’s Final Rule on Worker Classification, NLRB Joint-Employer Rule Challenged, SpaceX Sues NLRB - Employment Law This Week®
The Burr Broadcast: New Independent Contractor Rule
DE Under 3: US DOL's WHD Published Its “Employee or Independent Contractor” Classification Final Rule
The Burr Broadcast: Proposed Expanded Overtime Rule
Many employers unknowingly classify employees as exempt from overtime pay or fail to correctly calculate wages and, in some cases, entitlement to unpaid leave time. This can result in significant liability under the Fair...more
The US Department of Labor’s latest update rewards employers that proactively resolve potential wage and hour claims and obtain approval of their investigation and resolution. The DOL’s Wage and Hour Division first introduced...more
The Department of Labor (DOL) just rolled back a Biden-era practice of demanding that employers pay liquidated damages – in an amount equal to back pay – to resolve wage and hour investigations. The Trump administration...more
Businesses that rely on freelancers or the “gig economy” have cause for optimism now that the Department of Labor just announced it will no longer enforce a Biden-era final rule that made it harder to classify workers as...more
Federal wage and hour officials have trained their attention on healthcare employers in the Southeastern United States – and we expect this scrutiny to continue into the new year. The past year alone saw the Department of...more
On November 28, 2023, the United States Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”) issued a Field Assistance Bulletin (“FAB”) explaining changes to its process to assess civil money penalties for child labor...more
On January 10, 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) published the long-awaited final rule titled, “Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act” (the Rule), which provides new guidance...more
Federal and state wage and hour litigation has been an area of concentration for Industrial/Organizational Psychologists for decades. These cases address alleged discrimination in wage-based employment practices such as...more
Restaurants’ reliance on food delivery apps soared during the pandemic because they provide a convenient way for customers to order from local restaurants and an easy solution for processing restaurant payments and sourcing...more
Employers in the restaurant and hospitality industries know it’s a common practice to ask workers to share gratuities. Tip pools can promote teamwork and a better customer experience – but they can also land you in hot water...more
For years now, healthcare employers have been particularly attractive targets when it comes to wage and hour compliance actions. Not only is the industry one of the largest in the country, there are some issues unique to...more
Although California businesses may be preoccupied dealing with attorneys invoking the Private Attorneys General Act, a federal government investigator may come knocking at your door when you least expect it asking to conduct...more
Please join us for BakerHostetler’s The ‘New’ Normal: The State of Labor Relations and Employment Law Master Class. Our 9th Annual Master Class will be virtual again this year, as it was last year, due to the continuation of...more
In a complaint filed on March 26, 2021, business groups challenged a U.S. Department of Labor March 4, 2021 final rule to delay the effective date of the Trump-era regulation on independent contractor classification. As we...more
We’re 50 days into the Biden administration. Here’s an update on where things stand with respect to wage and hour law at the federal level...more
The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division recently released a Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) addressing employers’ obligations to calculate and pay their employees working remotely. This FAB speaks directly to...more
On August 24, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”) issued a Field Assistance Bulletin (“FAB”) providing guidance on employers’ obligations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) to track...more
On January 12, 2020, the United States Department of Labor ("USDOL") Wage and Hour Division announced a final rule regarding joint employment under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"), to be published on January 16 of this...more