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Ones To Watch: Legislation Landscape for 2025

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Three months into the new legislative year, with all but a handful of state legislatures currently in session, several employment law trends for 2025 have emerged. Some of the more significant trends reflect the country’s...more

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Low-Cost Meals, High-Cost FLSA Mistakes: Lessons From the DOL’s Fining of a Minnesota Pizza Restaurant for Wage and Hour Failures

In December 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) fined a Minneapolis pizza restaurant for numerous wage and hour violations....more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Bosses, don’t roll the dice with your employees. You could be personally liable.

You have probably heard about the plight of Rudy Giuliani. Once known as “America’s Mayor” for his handling of the attack on the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001, Mr. Giuliani has fallen on hard times. Because of a $148...more

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State & Local Employment Law Developments: Q2 2024

California - Workplace Violence Prevention Plans: Effective July 1, 2024, most employers will be required to establish and maintain a workplace violence prevention plan. Additionally, employers will be required to maintain...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Wage Theft Update: Increased Efforts to Recover Lost Wages

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Most employers are familiar with the basic tenets of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”): generally an employer must pay covered employees a minimum wage and pay non-exempt employees overtime for hours worked over 40 in a...more

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2021 Wage & Hour Developments: A Year in Review

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In 2021, wage and hour laws continued to change and develop, expanding in some areas and contracting in others. In “2021 Wage & Hour Developments: A Year in Review,” we look back on significant wage and hour developments at...more

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Sixth Circuit Addresses RICO and FLSA Claims

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Successful FLSA plaintiffs will likely receive not only the claimed unpaid overtime or minimum wage, but also liquidated (double damages) and payment of their attorney fees. But what if they want . . . more? Will a RICO claim...more

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Colorado Employers Face New Employment Laws

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With Colorado’s return to one-party control, Colorado employers face a spate of new employment laws. Employers in Colorado should review their practices, policies, and procedures to ensure that they are in compliance with...more

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Amendments To Colorado Wage Act Increase Employers’ Exposure To Criminal And Civil Personal Liability

The Legislature was busy this year, passing a variety of bills that will affect Colorado employers. House Bill 19-1267, entitled Penalties for Failure to Pay Wages, amends the Colorado Wage Act in ways that could be...more

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Colorado House Bill 1267 Would Make Wage Theft a Felony

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Lawmakers in Colorado are in the process of evaluating House Bill 1267, which would reclassify wage theft from a misdemeanor to a felony if the amount at issue exceeds $2,000.00....more

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Your Get of Out Jail Free Card: Tips to Avoid Pitfalls Under the Texas Wage Theft Act

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In the classic version of the iconic board game Monopoly, “Monopoly Jail” is the first corner space after “Go.” When playing the game, no one really wants to be sent to jail, as it immediately takes away your turn and ends...more

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U.S. Department of Labor’s PAID Program Goes Into Effect: NY Attorney General Says “Not So Fast”

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Last month, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division’s Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program went into effect. The pilot program allows employers to quickly pay back wages to workers in full...more

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"Wage Theft"/"Wage Recovery" Bills Introduced

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Pending proposals would radically transform the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and the related federal Portal-to-Portal Act.  Entitled the "Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act" in both the House (H.R. 3467) and the...more

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The Employment Law Authority - July/August 2017

THE TIME IS RIGHT FOR . . . OSHA’S YEARLY SUMMER HEAT CAMPAIGN - On June 26, 2017, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced the return of its heat illness prevention campaign: Water. Rest. Shade....more

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Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report — August 2016

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Littler's Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report details key labor, employment, and benefits news and events at the federal, state, local, and global levels. The August edition of the Insider Report compares the Democratic...more

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Tough Love - Philadelphia's New Wage Theft Law Carries A Mighty Punch (Or Does It)

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Over the past several years, wage and hour litigation has increased dramatically. In addition to focusing on employee classification issues, i.e. exempt vs. non exempt status and independent contractor vs. employee, the issue...more

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Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report — July 2016

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Littler's Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report details key labor, employment, and benefits news and events at the federal, state, local, and global levels. The July edition of the Insider Report includes a discussion of...more

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DOL OT Exemption Rules DOA? Federal Wage Theft Legislation? Probably Not ...

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In a move that should surprise precisely no one who has been paying attention to current U.S. politics, GOP lawmakers in the U.S. House and Senate introduced legislation to block the U.S. DOL’s anticipated overtime exemption...more

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Republicans Introduce Bill to Nullify DOL Overtime Rule, While Democrats Introduce Legislation Addressing Wage Theft

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Wage-related bills have been popular in Congress this week. While none of these measures are expected to be enacted during this election year, they provide clues to the battle that lies ahead for the Department of Labor's...more

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Reimbursing Employees for Business Expenses: The FLSA Kickback Rule [Wage & Hour FAQs]

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Over the last month, Domino’s has been in the news for some of the wrong reasons, with not one but two Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) class action lawsuits alleging that two large Domino’s franchisees paid delivery drivers...more

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