Wage and Hour, Damages, Labor Regulations

Fourth Circuit’s Steadfast ruling clarifies independent contractor status

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 7/28/2025

The majority of a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has upheld a finding that a medical staffing agency misclassified approximately 1,100 nurses as independent contractors and owed them...more

New York Labor Law Amendment Limits Damages for ‘Frequency-of-Pay’ Violations

Morgan Lewis on 6/5/2025

New York recently passed an amendment to New York Labor Law (NYLL) § 198(1-a) that significantly limits the available damages for a violation of NYLL § 191(1)(a) in a “frequency-of-pay” lawsuit....more

New York State Limits Damages in Pay Frequency Claims

Goldberg Segalla on 5/21/2025

New York Labor Law (NYLL) Section 191 mandates that employers pay employees their wages within a certain frequency depending on the classification of employees. For employees that meet the definition of a “manual worker,” the...more

Littler Global Guide - Canada - Q3 2019

Littler on 10/25/2019

With some Canada Labour Code (CLC) amendments in Bill C-44, the Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1 (Bill 44) having come into force in 2017 and earlier in 2019, some additional amendments in Bill C-44 came into force as...more

Good News, for a Change, for California Employers in Connection with Wage and Hour Cases

Polsinelli on 10/11/2019

The Courts were kind to California employers in September, 2019, issuing two decisions which substantially reduce the damages which plaintiffs can recover in wage and hour cases. ...more

California Employment Legislative Update: Governor Newsom Gets to Work

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/20/2019

Seyfarth Synopsis: The California Legislature has passed a series of bills for Governor Newsom to consider. He now has until October 13 to approve or veto bills such as a Dynamex codification bill and a San Francisco-inspired...more

New Pay Equity Laws in New York and New Jersey (Again) (Update: New Jersey Law Signed Into Law)

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/2/2019

Seyfarth Synopsis: This week, New York state expanded a state Equal Pay Act, making it illegal to pay someone less based on characteristics including race, religion, disability or gender identity, and also other protected...more

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