Wage and Hour, Final Payments

New Louisiana Employment-Related Laws: Key Takeaways From the 2025 Legislative Session

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 8/22/2025

Two notable laws affecting Louisiana employers have taken effect this summer, providing expanded antidiscrimination protections for military status and a new exemption to Louisiana’s final pay law for certain types of...more

Can An Employee Be Required to Sign a Noncompete Agreement Before They Receive Their Final Paycheck?

Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers on 12/5/2022

Question: Can we require an employee to sign a noncompete agreement before they receive their final paycheck? Answer: In short: no, employers cannot withhold an employee’s final paycheck until they sign a non-compete....more

Massachusetts High Court: Employers Are on the Hook for Triple Final Pay Even When Payment is Made Before Claim is Filed

Fisher Phillips on 4/5/2022

In yet another gift to plaintiffs’ attorneys, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court just held yesterday that employees are entitled to automatic triple damages for late final wage payments even where the employer pays the...more

Employers Facing Layoffs Need to Be Mindful of State Laws Regarding Final Pay

Epstein Becker & Green on 3/20/2020

In the coming days, weeks and perhaps months, many employers will have difficult decisions to make about their operations and their workforces. With their operations shutting down or running at less than capacity, many...more

PAGA Claim Defeated Based on Insufficient Notice to the LWDA

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 3/1/2018

Last month, the California Court of Appeal determined in Khan v. Dunn-Edwards Corp., 2018 Cal.App. LEXIS 44 (Cal. App. 2d Dist. Jan. 4, 2018)(certified for publication), that a former employee’s claim under the Private...more

"Wage Theft"/"Wage Recovery" Bills Introduced

Fisher Phillips on 10/5/2017

Pending proposals would radically transform the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and the related federal Portal-to-Portal Act. Entitled the "Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act" in both the House (H.R. 3467) and the...more

Prompt Payment Required – Doesn’t Matter If Fired, Retired, Or Resigned

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/24/2016

Seyfarth Synopsis: The California Supreme Court holds that employers must promptly pay final wages owed to employees who quit, including those who retire, or risk paying steep statutory penalties under California Labor Code...more

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