Employment
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The U.S. Department of Labor has finalized a long-awaited rule that aims to clarify the criteria for classifying workers as either employees or independent contractors, but developments in the political arena cast a shadow of uncertainty over the rule’s future, experts said… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Big changes are on the horizon for wage and hour laws and regulations in 2021, including looming minimum wage increases across the country and a presidential transition that will likely upend many key aspects of the outgoing administration’s employer-friendly agenda… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Laws regulating when employers have to notify employees of their upcoming work schedules have sprung up in major cities across the country in recent years, and more of their kind might be on the way, experts told Law360… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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The U.S. Department of Labor conducted a record number of wage compliance presentations in fiscal year 2020 but saw a sharp drop in the amount of back wages collected, according to data released by the agency Wednesday… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A new California law that takes effect next year requires employers to send state authorities pay data that’s broken down by employees’ sex, race and ethnicity, prompting some Golden State attorneys to predict an uptick in enforcement actions aimed at combating discrimination… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 