Claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) continue to lead class action filings in 2023, while actions for data breaches and privacy violations have surged, according to a recent report on class action lawsuits.
Civil money penalties under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) and other laws enforced by the US Department of Labor (DOL) are going up by 3% starting January 15.
The US Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted a draft overtime rule to the White House for a final review - meaning a proposed rule may be out within the next 100 days.
There is no guarantee that the US Department of Labor (DOL) will stick to its own timeline, but a new court filing suggests the agency intends to finalize its proposed independent contractor rule before October 7.
As the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals' ruling in Thompson v. Regions Security Services illustrates, employers may not evade federal overtime requirements by decreasing employees' regular rate of pay as the length of their workweek increases.
Previous versions of the mandatory Employee Rights Under the Fair Labor Standards Act Poster "no longer fulfill the posting requirement and should be replaced," according to the US Department of Labor (DOL).
Julie Su, the Biden administration's nominee for Secretary of Labor, also reassured legislators that an upcoming independent contractor rule will not include an "ABC test."
An employer may safely deduct PTO from a salaried employee without violating the FLSA or risking the employee's exempt status, according to a new ruling by the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals.
Paying employees on a daily basis is incompatible with the overtime exemptions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), even if it results in guaranteed weekly compensation well above the law's minimum, the Supreme Court ruled in Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. v. Hewitt.
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