Employment
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The Biden administration has proposed ending preferential contracts with nonprofits that employ blind or seriously disabled workers if the nonprofits take advantage of a law allowing them to pay those employees less than the standard minimum wage… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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California’s independent contractor classification test survived a challenge from two freelance journalist organizations Wednesday when the Ninth Circuit ruled that the state law regulates only economic activity and doesn’t violate free speech rights… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A trio of construction and trucking groups sued the U.S. Department of Labor on Monday, claiming in federal court it violated the Davis-Bacon Act when it used wage data from southern Nevada to establish prevailing wage rates in the north of the state… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A company that operates liftboats for offshore rigs urged the full Fifth Circuit on Friday to consider one of its own recent rulings as judges weigh the company’s bid for en banc review of an overtime suit brought by a group of crane operators… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Big cities often blaze new trails when it comes to wage and hour policies, and this year has seen no shortage of important legal changes affecting workers in the country’s most populous municipalities. Here, Law360 examines five laws passed or enacted in 2021 that employment law practitioners should have on their radar… Read this piece
Mike LaSusa 