Minimum Wage, Rate of Pay, Employment Litigation

[Webinar] Wage & Hour Minefield: Top Compliance Risks and Litigation Trends for 2025 - February 26th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am PT

CDF Labor Law LLP on 2/12/2025

Wage and hour claims—especially under California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) and class action lawsuits—continue to rise at an alarming rate. With more PAGA notices filed than ever before and wage and hour class...more

Murder, Intrigue, And The FLSA: What Tiger King Can Teach You About Wage And Hour Compliance

Fisher Phillips on 6/5/2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic swept over the world, an unlikely phenomenon swept the United States. While new terms like “social distancing” and “essential employees” suddenly became part of the common lexicon, a surprising phrase...more

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Rejects Use of Fluctuating Workweek Method for Overtime Payment Calculation

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/27/2020

In late 2019, Pennsylvania defected from the traditional use of the fluctuating workweek method used to calculate overtime rates for employees working fluctuating hours. Instead, in Chevalier v. General Nutrition Centers,...more

WPI Wage Watch: Minimum Wage, Tip, and Overtime Developments (December 2019 Edition)

Littler on 1/2/2020

We remember when legislative and regulatory developments rarely occurred in December, but those days are behind us. A Reminder About New Year's Eve & New Year's Day Rate Increases: Many minimum wage, tipped and exempt...more

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court Finally Kills The Fluctuating Workweek Doctrine in Pennsylvania, Ruling That The “Half-Time” Method...

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 12/16/2019

Seyfarth Synopsis: Does Pennsylvania law permit the fluctuating workweek (“FWW”) method of paying overtime? The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has answered that question with a resounding “No, but…”...more

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Confirms That Employers Cannot Use Fluctuating Workweek Method of Calculating Overtime

Troutman Pepper Locke on 12/10/2019

Q: I heard that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently issued a major ruling regarding overtime pay. What do I need to know? ...more

Bad Week For Gig Businesses In Oregon

Fisher Phillips on 12/6/2018

Last week was a bad week for gig economy companies in Oregon. It wasn’t just the post-holiday malaise that so many suffer from after having to return to work following a long, relaxing weekend that probably included eating...more

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