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"Double Damages" Back on Table for FLSA Violations

Date:: April 13, 2021

Reversing a Trump-era policy, the US Department of Labor (DOL) will once again pursue liquidated damages in its pre-litigation Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) investigations.

Zombie 80/20 Rule for Tipped Employees Could Rise Again

Date:: March 24, 2021

Many parts of the Trump administration's FLSA tip credit rules will take effect as scheduled, while others will be delayed and possibly replaced.

San Francisco Joins Growing List of Localities Requiring Hazard Pay for Grocery Workers

Date:: March 22, 2021

More than a dozen West Coast localities have enacted ordinances to compensate frontline workers for the risks they face by working during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Independent Contractor, Joint Employment Rules on the Chopping Block

Date:: March 11, 2021

The US Department of Labor (DOL) is issuing Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRMs) rescinding the Trump administration's rules for independent contractors and joint employment under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

Rounding Meal Breaks Will Prove Costly in California

Date:: March 2, 2021

Employers may not round employees' time punches when they clock in and out of meal breaks, the Supreme Court of California ruled in Donohue v. AMN Services.

White House Starts Push for $15 Minimum Wage

Date:: January 25, 2021

President Biden plans a $15.00 minimum wage for federal employees and federal contractors, a first step toward a $15.00 minimum wage for all employees.

Independent Contractor and Tip Credit Rules Likely to Be Postponed

Date:: January 22, 2021

The White House has issued a memo directing the US Department of Labor (DOL) to consider postponing until March 23 any rules that were finalized after the November 3 election but have not yet gone into effect.

California's "Dynamex" Test for Independent Contractors Applies Retroactively

Date:: January 15, 2021

The Supreme Court of California held that employers reasonably could have foreseen it would have established a worker-friendly "ABC test" for classifying workers.

DOL Finalizes Employer-Friendly Independent Contractor Standard, But Future Is in Doubt

Date:: January 6, 2021

A new rule that could make it easier for businesses to classify workers as independent contractors rather than employees is scheduled to take effect March 8 - but it is likely to be frozen and possibly replaced.

DOL Cites Chicken-Processing Plants for Major Violations

Date:: November 24, 2020

Three poultry companies that operate chicken-processing plants in Mississippi paid their employees below the minimum wage and incorrectly calculated their overtime pay, the US Department of Labor (DOL) has announced.

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"Double Damages" Back on Table for FLSA Violations

Zombie 80/20 Rule for Tipped Employees Could Rise Again

San Francisco Joins Growing List of Localities Requiring Hazard Pay for Grocery Workers

Independent Contractor, Joint Employment Rules on the Chopping Block

Rounding Meal Breaks Will Prove Costly in California

White House Starts Push for $15 Minimum Wage

Independent Contractor and Tip Credit Rules Likely to Be Postponed

California's "Dynamex" Test for Independent Contractors Applies Retroactively

DOL Finalizes Employer-Friendly Independent Contractor Standard, But Future Is in Doubt

DOL Cites Chicken-Processing Plants for Major Violations

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