Mike LaSusa

  •  Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are weighing wage and hour legislation that could drastically alter the employer and employee relationship, like raising the federal minimum wage and imposing new pay equity requirements on employers. Here, Law360 looks at five bills attorneys should know about… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.

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  • The third anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Epic Systems v. Lewis is this month, and employment law experts say new legal tactics and legislative proposals are still shaping the legacy of the justices’ decision to bless class action waivers… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.

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  •  The U.S. economy is starting to rebound as the country moves past the worst of the pandemic, but some employers are struggling to find willing workers, leading them to entice job applicants with signing bonus programs that wage and hour attorneys say could carry legal risks… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.

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  • It’s not easy representing workers in their disputes with large, powerful employers in wage and hour cases, but Outten & Golden LLP partner Justin Swartz has forged a successful career in this contentious practice area out of a drive that dates back to his early years growing up in a transitional Pittsburgh… Read this piece…

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  •  President Joe Biden used his Wednesday evening address to Congress to urge lawmakers to pass key parts of his wage and hour agenda, but some attorneys question whether the speech at the U.S. Capitol will improve the outlook for his ambitious legislative wish list… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.

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