Wage and Hour, Labor Law Violations, Salaried Employees

New Interpretations from China's Supreme People’s Court: What Multinational Employers Need to Know

Morgan Lewis on 9/3/2025

The highest court in China recently released new interpretations regarding the application of laws in labor dispute cases, which took effect on September 1, 2025. These bring clarity to a range of employment issues in China,...more

The Importance of Getting the California “Regular Rate” Right

Fisher Phillips on 10/5/2021

While most California employers are familiar with the “regular rate” from calculating non-exempt employees’ overtime payments, changes in the law make clear that employers will now need to perform the same regular rate...more

Six Common (and Costly) FLSA Mistakes

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP on 9/29/2020

The Federal Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 201, et seq., was created as a part of the “New Deal” to help our nation recover from the Great Depression. ...more

Pennsylvania Supreme Court: Fluctuating Workweek Method of Overtime Pay is Unlawful

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 11/25/2019

On November 20, 2019, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that the fluctuating workweek (“FWW”) method of calculating overtime pay owed to salaried workers is prohibited by state law. Chevalier v. General Nutrition Centers...more

Tenth Circuit holds FLSA applies to marijuana industry employees

McAfee & Taft on 11/22/2019

Can a business that is deemed illegal under federal law still be subject to federal wage and hour laws? That’s the question recently answered in a decision handed down in Robert Kenney v. Helix TCS, Inc. by the Tenth Circuit...more

Fall Regulatory Agenda Indicates DOL Wage and Hour Division is Working on Seven Regulatory Priorities

Littler on 11/21/2019

The U.S. Department of Labor issued its bi-annual regulatory agenda update on November 20, 2019. Of the 63 items listed, the Wage & Hour Division (WHD) included seven regulatory priorities. Only one of these is new: a...more