News & Analysis as of

Statute of Limitations Wages

Statute of Limitations refers to a statute that sets the time period during which a legal claim can be brought. Most statute of limitations laws require individuals to sue at some point during a set period... more +
Statute of Limitations refers to a statute that sets the time period during which a legal claim can be brought. Most statute of limitations laws require individuals to sue at some point during a set period usually commencing from the date of the wrong or injury or the discovery of the wrong or injury. Except for under a limited set of circumstances, if an individual does not file a suit within the specified time period, the law bars them from ever suing on that claim. less -
Saiber LLC

New Jersey Supreme Court Finds 2019 Amendments to the Wage Payment Law and Wage and Hour Law are Not Retroactive

Saiber LLC on

In a recent unanimous decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Christopher Maia v. IEW Construction Group, the seven-judge panel reversed the prior judgment of the Appellate Division and held that the August 6, 2019,...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

The New Jersey Supreme Court Gets A Chance To Right A Very Egregious Wrong—What Does Retroactivity Mean?

Fox Rothschild LLP on

In 2019, the New Jersey Legislature beefed up the wage-hour law by expanding the statute of limitations from two years to six years and implementing a liquidated damages provision, by which wages due could be doubled or...more

Meyers Nave

The California Employer’s Guide to New 2023 Laws

Meyers Nave on

As we have seen in just the past few weeks of the new year, laws are rapidly changing for employers. Following our Employment Law Update webinars provided to Private Sector and Non-Profit Employers, and Public Entity...more

ArentFox Schiff

Virginia Makes Sweeping Changes to Its Overtime Law

ArentFox Schiff on

On March 31, 2021, Governor Ralph Northam signed the Virginia Overtime Wage Act (VOWA) into law. Prior to this, Virginia did not have its own overtime law, which meant that only the overtime pay provisions of the federal Fair...more

Smith Gambrell Russell

Virginia Passes Overtime Wage Act

On March 20, 2021, Governor Ralph Northam signed the Virginia Overtime Wage Act into law. Beginning on July 1, 2021, the Virginia Overtime Wage Act (“VOWA”) will go into effect resulting in new overtime rules far broader...more

Littler

Legislative Highlights for Oregon Employers in 2020

Littler on

Oregon’s active 2019 legislative session has prompted the need for several policy and handbook updates for employers doing business in Oregon.  This Insight provides an overview of the most notable recent employment law...more

Flaster Greenberg PC

What Employers Need to Know About New Jersey's Tough New Wage Theft Law

Flaster Greenberg PC on

On August 6, 2019, New Jersey amended its Wage and Hour Law and adopted the new Wage Theft Act (WTA), creating one of the toughest wage and hour enforcement laws in the country. This law puts a high burden on employers and...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

Six-Year Statute of Limitations Applies to Claims Under the New Jersey Wage Payment Law, New Jersey District Court Holds

A New Jersey federal court recently held that a six-year, not a two-year, statute of limitations applies to claims under the New Jersey Wage Payment Law, N.J.S.A. 34:11-4.1, et seq., that section of the New Jersey wage and...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Fenwick Employment Brief - April 2014

Fenwick & West LLP on

Supreme Court Confirms FICA Taxes Must be Withheld from Severance Payments - Finding severance payments to be a form of “remuneration for employment,” the United States Supreme Court in United States v. Quality Stores,...more

BakerHostetler

Sixth Circuit Denies Government Motion for Rehearing in Quality Stores Employment Tax Challenge

BakerHostetler on

The Sixth Circuit has unanimously and summarily denied a Government request for en banc rehearing of a taxpayer-favorable ruling in United States v. Quality Stores, Inc., 693 F.3d 605 (6th Cir. Sept. 7, 2012)....more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

Package Of Gender Pay Parity Laws Reaches New Jersey Governor’s Desk

In late June 2012, three significant employment bills (A2647, A2648, and A2650) reached Governor Chris Christie’s desk, having cleared both houses. Whether the governor will sign or veto the bills is unknown. Although...more

11 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide