Mike LaSusa

  • The U.S. Senate confirmed Julie Su as deputy secretary of labor Tuesday, as Democratic lawmakers continue to advance President Joe Biden’s picks for key leadership posts at the U.S. Department of Labor.. Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.

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  • Maine is on the verge of becoming the first state outside California to allow workers to sue on behalf of the state to enforce wage and hour requirements, but attorneys and lawmakers say it won’t be the last, as similar proposals gain steam across the country… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.

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  •  Mariah Carey agreed to end a lawsuit that sought $5 million from her former assistant, who allegedly violated a nondisclosure agreement by taking unauthorized videos of the acclaimed pop music performer and feeding private information about her to the media… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.

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  • The Freedom of Information Act can be a powerful tool for both workers and employers, but using the law effectively in a wage and hour setting requires skillful bureaucratic navigation and a patient but persistent temperament, attorneys say… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.

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  • Federal courts will be grappling with thorny wage and hour law questions in the second half of 2021, including a trucking industry challenge to a California worker classification law and claims that immigrants held in private detention facilities must be paid minimum wage for work they do in those facilities… Read this piece in its…

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