Employment
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused Amazon’s request to review a First Circuit decision that found the company’s delivery drivers can pursue misclassification claims in court because they fit the definition of transportation workers who are exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Some employers and workers were caught off guard by the recent addition of Juneteenth as a federal holiday commemorating the end of institutionalized slavery in the United States. Here, Law360 looks at some of the wage and hour implications surrounding new federally recognized holidays… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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The U.S. Department of Labor announced plans for a slate of new regulations surrounding pay for workers, and members of the U.S. Senate voted to advance some of President Joe Biden’s picks for leadership roles at the agency. Here, Law360 summarizes the week’s wage and hour developments involving the DOL…. Read this piece in its
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Nearing the 10th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Wal-Mart v. Dukes, the pay and promotion bias opinion has not been the existential threat for class actions that some predicted — at least on the wage and hour side of employment law. But the decision has shifted litigation strategies, attorneys say… Read
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The U.S. Department of Labor is planning several regulatory moves this year on the wage and hour front, including revisions to rules surrounding payment of prevailing wages to workers on federally funded projects, according to a regulatory agenda released Friday by the White House… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 