Minimum Wage, Employees, Federal Labor Laws

Tip Pooling and Tip Credit Compliance: A Guide for New York Restaurant Owners

Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP on 5/27/2025

New York restaurant owners must navigate complex tip pooling and tip credit regulations to ensure compliance with federal and state labor laws. Failure to follow these rules can result in lawsuits, back wages, and penalties....more

RealID Deadline Is Approaching: What this Means for Employers and Employees

Miller Nash LLP on 4/14/2025

As many are aware, starting on May 7, 2025, RealIDs will be required for certain activities, including flying domestically and accessing federal buildings that require identification. Although passport books and passport...more

SCOTUS Confirms Lower Standard of Proof for Employers Claiming FLSA Exemptions

Butler Snow LLP on 2/19/2025

Last month the United States Supreme Court (“SCOTUS”) delivered a pro-employer ruling on the standard of proof required under certain provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera, the...more

Classification of App-Based Couriers as Employees in Mexico

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/27/2025

App-based couriers in Mexico are now classified as employees under an amendment to the Federal Labor Law published on December 24, 2024, in the Official Gazette of the Federation (Diario Oficial de la Federación). ...more

U.S. Supreme Court Confirms that Employers Are Not Subject to Heightened Standard in Proving Compliance with Federal Overtime and...

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and... on 1/20/2025

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) has been a source of stress for employers since its passage in 1938. It establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping and youth employment standards affecting employees in the...more

Wage and Hour Traps for Massachusetts Municipalities - FLSA (Part I)

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 5/15/2024

Seyfarth Synopsis: Massachusetts municipalities have a lot on their plate. They are large and complex organizations that provide critical services to their constituents in accordance with (often strict) budgets. As cities...more

2023 FLSA Litigation Metrics & Trends

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 3/5/2024

Wage and hour litigation and enforcement actions continued as a hot-button concern in 2023, as plaintiffs’ lawyers advanced novel and creative claims and Supreme Court and appellate-level battles took place over long-accepted...more

U.S. Department of Labor Issues Final Rule on Independent Contractor Status Under the FLSA

Ballard Spahr LLP on 1/10/2024

On January 9, 2024, the US Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule that provides revised guidance on whether a worker is properly classified as an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act...more

Clint Eastwood, Common Employer Mistakes, and Happy Plaintiffs’ Attorneys

Lerch, Early & Brewer on 10/13/2023

“Go ahead, make my day” – catchphrase from the 1983 film, Sudden Impact, spoken by the character Harry Callahan, played by Clint Eastwood. With a nod to Clint Eastwood, below are 12 things that employers do (or fail to...more

Tips from Seyfarth: Challenge to DOL’s 80/20 Rule Likely to Head Back to the Fifth Circuit

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/1/2023

Seyfarth Synopsis: After a remand from the Fifth Circuit, a trial court has upheld the validity of the Department of Labor’s 2021 regulation codifying the 80/20 rule, raising the possibility of another appeal....more

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