Wage and Hour, Seasonal Workers, Recordkeeping Requirements

Maine's New Law: What Employers Need to Know About Minimum Pay for Reporting to Work

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP on 8/20/2025

Maine employers, take note: the new “Report to Work” law was enacted on June 24, 2025. This legislation affects businesses with 10 or more employees who work in the regular course of business for more than 120 days per...more

Prepare for Paid Sick Time in Pittsburgh: Paid Sick Days Act Upheld by Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court

Epstein Becker & Green on 8/15/2019

After a prolonged legal battle that began in 2015, Pittsburgh’s Paid Sick Days Act (“Act”) will soon become effective. Opponents of the Act had successfully challenged it in the lower courts, which found that the City of...more

DOL Wage and Hour Audit: Lessons from the Backstretch

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC on 6/10/2019

The recent U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour (WHD) investigation outcome of leading thoroughbred trainer Chad Brown has rocked the racing industry with the assessment of over $1.6 million in back wages and Civil Money...more

Taking a Closer Look at the New Federal Contractor "Blacklisting" Obligations

Littler on 9/1/2016

On August 25, 2016, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council published in the Federal Register its highly anticipated Final Rule regarding the so-called "blacklisting" procedures for federal contractors President...more

FAR and DOL Issue Final Rule and Guidance on “Blacklisting” Executive Order

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/30/2016

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Final Rules and Guidance on Executive Order 13673, “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” (aka “Blacklisting” Order) have been released. Despite robust comments from the contractor community, the Final Rule...more

Avoiding Mistletoe Mishaps, Part I: Seven Employment Topics To Consider When Hiring Seasonal Workers

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/22/2013

As 2013 comes to an end, we will consider a number of issues that employers might be facing at the end of the year. In this blog series, we will cover topics such as seasonal hiring, religious discrimination claims stemming...more