Wage and Hour, State Law Claims, Employer Liability Issues

Massachusetts Moves to Protect Colleges and Healthcare Nonprofits from Wage Act Lawsuits

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 8/20/2025

On June 30, 2025, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey gave partial approval to the Fiscal Year 2026 budget, which included a new provision that offers certain higher education institutions and nonprofit healthcare...more

Maryland Court of Appeals Holds State Law Wage Claims Despite Federal Wage Law

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 9/7/2022

On July 13, 2022, Maryland’s Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, held that state wage law claims for certain travel pay survive summary judgment despite the fact that such payments are not required under the federal...more

Virginia Businesses Should Brace Themselves for Sweeping Employment Law Changes Taking Effect July 1 – Part Two

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 6/30/2020

Effective July 1, 2020, Virginia’s employment laws are substantially changing to provide broader protections to employees in many areas. We previously summarized the Virginia Values Act (VVA), which goes into effect on July...more

Two Recent FLSA Decisions Bring Good News to Employers

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 1/16/2019

As 2018 came to a close, a pair of federal court decisions provide much needed guidance on two thorny wage and hour issues that are being increasingly litigated nationwide under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In one...more

Law @ Work Employer Newsletter - The Savvy Employer’s Guide to Legal Developments & Quirks that Affect the Workplace

Flaster Greenberg PC on 9/14/2018

Welcome to the third edition of the Law @ Work Employer Newsletter. For those of you who read the Law @ Work blog, you know that the blog offers an in-depth analysis of important legal developments. This Newsletter fills in...more

Web Exclusive: January 2018: The Top 18 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 2/8/2018

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there were an unprecedented number of changes each month in 2017—and if January is any...more