Employment
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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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State legislators are taking the lead on reshaping the legal landscape surrounding workers’ pay and scheduling, while federal lawmakers have failed so far this year to pass major wage and hour bills… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A recent Fourth Circuit ruling could spur some employers to revisit policies providing paid leave for volunteering, after the appeals court found workers aren’t necessarily entitled to include hours spent volunteering in overtime calculations… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Policymakers at the state and federal level have been pushing pay transparency legislation as a way to address income inequality, but recent research shows that increasing access to wage information may actually push down the overall amount workers earn… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 