Wage and Hour, Employer Liability Issues, Willful Violations

Colorado’s New Wage Law Packs a Bigger Penalty Punch: 6 Things Employers Need to Know

Fisher Phillips on 8/7/2025

Employers in Colorado could face steep penalties for wage and hour violations under a new law that took effect on Aug 6. They also risk losing their license to operate if willful violations are not remedied. To avoid running...more

Jury Awards Hospital System Employees $100 Million in Damages for Time Clock Rounding, Meal Break Violations

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/23/2024

On April 18, 2024, a jury in Seattle, Washington, determined that a not-for-profit hospital system employer would be required to pay nearly $100 million for time clock rounding and meal period violations, raising concerns for...more

Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc.

CDF Labor Law LLP on 3/3/2023

Earlier this week, the California Court of Appeal reached a decision that may ease employers’ worries when presented with a wage and hour lawsuit. California’s plaintiff-friendly laws provide avenues for plaintiffs to...more

Feds Now Have Broader Authority to Assess Monetary Penalties for Tip Violations

Fisher Phillips on 10/4/2021

Federal labor officials just finalized a rule that broadens their ability to assess monetary fines against those business that commit wage and hour violations with regards to tip payments, a development several months in the...more

Second Circuit: Mere Allegation Of Willfulness Not Enough To Invoke Three-Year Statute Of Limitations

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 5/11/2021

Seyfarth Synopsis: In Whiteside v. Hover-Davis, Inc., the Second Circuit upheld the dismissal of an FLSA claim because the plaintiff failed to allege facts sufficient to invoke the three-year limitations period for willful...more

2nd Circuit Rules Plaintiffs Must Plausibly Allege A Willful Violation To Benefit From Extended Statute Of Limitations In Wage...

Fisher Phillips on 5/7/2021

The federal appeals court that has jurisdiction over New York employers recently issued a decision holding that a plaintiff must plausibly allege “willfulness” to secure the benefit of the longer three-year limitations period...more

Dismissing Non-Willful Claims Under the FLSA – the Second Circuit Rules on an Issue of First Impression

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC on 5/4/2021

Everybody knows that the statute of limitations for claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is two years, unless the claim is for a willful FLSA violation, in which case the statute of limitations is three years....more

Third Circuit Clarifies What Constitutes a Willful Violation of the FLSA

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 9/26/2017

The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes requirements for minimum wages and overtime pay. The FLSA’s requirements can be complex, and employers can face significant liability for unpaid wages and liquidated...more

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