Practical Training for Project Managers & Supervisors Two-Part Webinar Series: Part Two
Discussing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and the 2020 Election
Construction Delays in the Time of Coronavirus: A Legal Perspective
II-30- Tackling 3 Big Wage and Hour Questions for Employers
Employment Law This Week: Wellness Program Regulations, Cumulative Liquidated Damages, ACA Transgender Discrimination Rules, Form I-9
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, violations of overtime or minimum wage requirements can result in assessment of liquidated damages equal to the amount of unpaid wages. ...more
What you need to know: DOL will no longer seek liquidated (double) damages in pre-litigation FLSA settlements, limiting recovery to unpaid wages. Liquidated damages still apply in court cases, so employers remain at...more
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has issued new internal guidance that significantly changes its approach to administrative settlements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In Field Assistance...more
The DOL’s Wage and Hour Division just scrapped its policy of seeking liquidated damages (double damages) in FLSA investigations. Why? Because it probably didn’t have the statutory authority in the first place, and doing so...more
The call or visit that no employer wants to receive: a Department of Labor representative asking to look at your payroll records. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) gives the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division...more
Most California employers do not get investigated by the United States Department of Labor (“USDOL”) because wage and hour enforcement in California is generally covered by the California Labor Commissioner and plaintiffs in...more
In a new Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB), the Wage and Hour Division announced that it will return to pursuing liquidated damages from employers found due in its pre-litigation investigations provided that the Regional...more
Trucking Company Fired Female Driver Because She Complained About Pay Discrimination, Federal Agency Charges - BALTIMORE - Winebrenner Transfer, Inc., a Hagerstown, Md.-based commercial trucking company, will pay...more