Wage and Hour, Compensation Agreements

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CDF Labor Law LLP on 2/12/2025

Wage and hour claims—especially under California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) and class action lawsuits—continue to rise at an alarming rate. With more PAGA notices filed than ever before and wage and hour class...more

Despite Uncertain Times, California Employers Must Seek Creative Solutions for Resolving Wage and Hour Claims

Fisher Phillips on 4/5/2022

In California, wage and hour claims are more common than claims of wrongful termination and harassment. Fortunately, employers have had a variety of forums in which to resolve wage and hour claims. Because litigation can be...more

Germany: Performance Target Agreements and Objectives

Littler on 5/3/2017

Employees in Germany with a bonus arrangement can claim variable compensation if they meet their agreed-upon or specified performance targets. The level of variable compensation upon full achievement of these targets is...more

First Circuit Approves Use of FWW Method for Pay That Varies Due to Performance-Based Commissions

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/3/2016

The First Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed a lower court’s decision that an employer may use the fluctuating workweek method to calculate overtime pay rates even when an employee’s weekly pay varies because of...more

Affirming Common Sense: Appeals Court Rejects Plaintiff’s “Two Rights Make A Wrong” Theory Involving Fluctuating Workweek Method

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 3/3/2016

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit recently sided with an ever-increasing line of cases clarifying the type of payments that may be added to a fixed salary without violating the fluctuating workweek method...more

In Battle Over Employment Compensation, Second Circuit Affirms District Court Decision To Deny Arbitration

Carlton Fields on 10/6/2015

On interlocutory appeal, the Second Circuit affirmed a district court decision denying arbitration because a later-signed compensation agreement did not retroactively apply as it contravened the intent of a prior independent...more

OFCCP Seeks Final Approval Of Its Pay Transparency Regulations From OMB

Proskauer - Government Contractor Compliance... on 7/17/2015

OFCCP recently sent its proposed final regulations implementing Executive Order 13665 (the “Order”) to the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) for final approval. The Order, among other things, mandates that federal...more

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