Last week, President Biden marked his 100th day in office. This Lightbulb illuminates some of the more important developments affecting wage and hour law taken during the first 100 days of the Biden administration....more
5/4/2021
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Biden Administration ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
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Gig Economy ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
Liquidated Damages ,
Minimum Wage ,
Wage and Hour
It has been just one month since the inauguration of Joseph Biden as the 46th president of the United States, and he has been moving quickly to change the wage and hour landscape. This Lightbulb illuminates some of the more...more
2/22/2021
/ Administrative Appointments ,
Biden Administration ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Labor Reform ,
Minimum Wage ,
Opinion Letter ,
Payroll Audit Independent Determination program (PAID) ,
Regulatory Freeze ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Wage and Hour
In one of the most significant Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) appellate decisions in recent years, on February 21, 2019, a three-judge panel on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously held that “district courts may...more
2/27/2019
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Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Collective Actions ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
JPMorgan Chase ,
Notice Requirements ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Wage and Hour
On April 15, 2014, in Wang v. Chinese Daily News, Inc., a California federal district court re-certified a Rule 23(b)(3) California state law wage and hour action involving a class of 200 non-exempt employees who alleged...more