Wage and Hour, Risk Management, Settlement

PAID Back: DOL Revives Voluntary Self-Audit Program

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/29/2025

The U.S. Department of Labor has officially revived its Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program. Designed to help employers proactively resolve FLSA issues—and now, for the first time, certain FMLA...more

Employers Won’t Face Double Damages from DOL Wage and Hour Division’s Administrative Proceedings

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 7/9/2025

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has issued new internal guidance that significantly changes its approach to administrative settlements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In Field Assistance...more

Managing Employment Law Risk is a Wise (and Cost-Effective) Investment

Foley & Lardner LLP on 5/31/2023

Late last year, I wrote about approaching compliance challenges by thinking as much about the “why” as about the “what” of the compliance requirement. The point I hoped to convey was that inquiring into the question of why a...more

[Virtual Event] Employment Practices Liability Insurance - January 26th - 28th, 10:15 am - 4:15 pm EST

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 11/11/2020

29th Annual Employment Practices Liability Insurance - ACI’s 29th Annual Employment Practices Liability Insurance conference returns on January 26-28, 2021 in an interactive, virtual format! This yearly conference is the...more

[Virtual Event] Complex Employment Litigation & Risk Management - February 10th, 10:00 am - 6:15 pm EDT

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 10/26/2020

Critical Guidance on Managing Covid-19 and More High Stakes Issues Coming Across Your Desk. As industry grapples with unprecedented risk and uncertainty, in-house counsel and private practitioners are set to attend ACI’s...more

The 2017 Carlton Fields Class Action Survey

Carlton Fields on 3/6/2017

The 2017 Carlton Fields Class Action Survey has just been released, and the findings reveal some unexpected trends in class action litigation, based on insights provided by 387 general counsels and chief legal officers at...more