Wage and Hour, Paid Time Off (PTO), Labor Law Violations

Knowledge Is POWER: Here’s How Philadelphia Businesses Can Comply With The City’s New Employment Protections

Fisher Phillips on 6/4/2025

Philadelphia employers now face more investigations and stiffer punishment under a new law the mayor approved last week. The POWER Act, signed on May 27 and taking effect immediately, adds sweeping worker protections...more

Littler Lightbulb – March Employment Appellate Roundup

Littler on 3/31/2023

This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment and labor law developments at the U.S. Supreme Court and federal courts of appeal over the last month....more

The First 100 Week 14: Pro-Labor and Judicial Nominations Continue and DOL Focuses on Worker Status, Pushes for More...

Franczek P.C. on 4/29/2021

In the final week of first 100 days of, the Biden administration, significant labor and employment activity includes a Department of Labor (“DOL”) official and two judicial nominations sent to the Senate, a push from the DOL...more

Increased Regulations for Employers, Among Philadelphia City Council’s Agenda

Ballard Spahr LLP on 1/23/2020

In advance of their first official meeting of 2020, members of Philadelphia City Council outlined their legislative priorities, and several say they intend to introduce legislation to increase protections for employees....more

Maine Enacts First-of-Its-Kind Paid Leave Law

Epstein Becker & Green on 6/6/2019

On May 28, 2019, Maine Governor Janet Mills signed “An Act Authorizing Earned Employee Leave” (“Law”), which requires private employers to provide paid leave to their employees. Scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2021,...more

Litigating California Wage & Hour and Labor Code Class Actions

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/28/2016

Introduction and Overview - Since the turn of the century, there has been a huge increase in the number of class action lawsuits alleging violations of California’s overtime laws or other Labor Code statutes and wage and...more

The Massachusetts Wage Act: A New Incentive for Employers to Pay Up

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 8/11/2015

Since July 2008, Massachusetts employers have been subject to automatic treble damages (that is, three times the amount of any award) for violations of the Massachusetts Wage Act, M.G.L. c. 149, §§ 148-150. Nearly seven years...more

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