Minimum Wage, Labor Law Violations, Corporate Counsel

2025 Compliance Guide for Employers in Mexico

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/7/2025

Several Mexican employment-related laws will be implemented or amended in 2025, including the approval of the Chair Law (Ley Silla), the recognition of app-based couriers as employees and its derived obligations, the increase...more

When is a Mid-Level Manager Personally Liable for Wage Violations? 3 Steps for Employers After Recent Appeals Court Ruling

Fisher Phillips on 7/25/2024

A hotel manager was recently held individually liable for violations of federal wage and hour law under a broad definition of “employer.” Although the ruling applied to a unique set of facts – including that the manager was...more

Littler Lightbulb: Wage and Hour Developments During the First Month of the Biden Administration

Littler on 2/22/2021

It has been just one month since the inauguration of Joseph Biden as the 46th president of the United States, and he has been moving quickly to change the wage and hour landscape. This Lightbulb illuminates some of the more...more

DOL Reminder to Employers this Holiday Season

FordHarrison on 12/3/2019

On November 27, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a reminder to employers to be mindful of wage and hour requirements this holiday season. As the holiday season ramps up, so does the number of temporary and...more

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

Littler on 8/13/2019

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

Pizza franchisee jailed for wage violations

McAfee & Taft on 11/20/2015

Most employers know that failing to pay minimum wage or overtime pay to their employees can lead to serious consequences. When employees file lawsuits claiming unpaid overtime wages, they can bring in their co-workers,...more