Wage and Hour, State Labor Departments, Recordkeeping Requirements

Illinois Prevailing Wage Update: Failure to Timely File a Certified Payroll Means Individual Liability, Debarment, and Financial...

Amundsen Davis LLC on 7/21/2025

The Illinois Prevailing Wage Act (IPWA) is a union-backed law that places enormous burdens on construction contractors, developers, property owners, and public bodies throughout Illinois. It’s extraordinarily confusing,...more

Illinois DOL Makes Equal Pay Registration Certificate Updates for 2025

DCI Consulting on 3/13/2025

The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) is informing employers with Equal Pay Registration Certificates (EPRC) about changes that will impact upcoming filings....more

Recent Amendments To Illinois Wage Payment And Collection Act Regulations Address Employer Expense Reimbursements

Amundsen Davis LLC on 5/2/2023

Last month, the Illinois Department of Labor (“IDOL”) fairly quietly released amended regulations affecting the interpretation and enforcement of the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act (“IWPCA”). A complete listing of...more

New Jersey Enacts Higher Penalties for Employee Misclassification

Genova Burns LLC on 7/9/2021

On July 8, 2021, Governor Phil Murphy signed three bills into law that continue to raise the stakes for employers that misclassify employees as independent contractors. With these changes, businesses that operate in New...more

N.Y. Court of Appeals Delivers Wage and Hour Victory to Home Care Industry Employers

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 4/1/2019

On March 26, 2019, New York’s highest court delivered a victory for employers in the home care industry, clarifying that employers need only compensate home health aides for 13 hours of a 24-hour shift, provided the employees...more

New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Law - Proposed Regulations Issued

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/19/2018

The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) recently issued proposed regulations to implement the New Jersey paid sick leave law (PSLL), which goes into effect on October 29, 2018. The proposed...more